In remedium animae suae. Affreschi per la raccomandazione dell'anima in Valle Camonica tra XIV e XVI secolo

The present dissertation examines the iconography of the commendatio animae,the recommendation of the soul, in a few 14th-16th frescoes of the Valle Camonica area, in order to analyze their iconography and their function in the liturgical space of the church. Valle Camonica frescoes of the commendatio animae can be divided in two different categorizations: the collective commendatio animae,particularly dear to the members of the Confraternities of Penitents, and the individual commendatio animae, in which the donor is portrayed alone or with the members of his family, as in the saint Anthony’s chapel in the monastic churchof saint Peter in Provaglio d’Iseo. Furthermore the present work aims to demonstrate the function of this kind of portrait in the liturgical space, with the intent to explain their role in relation with the choir and the lay area