The refectory is located on the first level of the impressive building on the east side of the Sacro Speco in Subiaco, the sanctuary built around the cave where St. Benedict of Nursia lived in hermitage between the fifth and sixth century. By its nature, the monastery was reserved for the monks and thus interdict to the pilgrims directed to the sacred grotto, nevertheless the story of the two spaces are closely intertwined, starting from the creation of a priory at the Sacro Speco during the pontificate of Innocent III (1198-1216). At that time, in fact, it dates the erection of a first settlement for the monks, although the present monastery is the result of the constructive campaign undertaken by abbot Enricus (1245-1275) and of the raising of the monastic structure by abbot Bartholomeus II (1318-1343). During the latter, the great hall at the first floor was intended as a refectory causing some structural changes and a completely new decoration with frescoes depicting the Crucifixion and the Last Supper, two commons scenes for this type of monastic spaces in the following centuries and here grouped together prematurely. The paintings, recently restored, have been virtually ignored by the specialized critics. Today, however, a new analysis of the cycle allows to date the frescoes to the second half of the fourteenth century and to attribute them to painters coming from the Umbrian region, an area where the Subiaco monasteries had very close relations since the beginning of the century

The Refectory of the Sacro Speco at Subiaco: Architecture and Decoration of a Monastic Space in the Middle Ages / Cerone, Roberta. - In: CZECH AND SLOVAK JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES. - ISSN 1805-3742. - STAMPA. - 3 (2016):(2016), pp. 5-15.

The Refectory of the Sacro Speco at Subiaco: Architecture and Decoration of a Monastic Space in the Middle Ages

CERONE, ROBERTA
2016

Abstract

The refectory is located on the first level of the impressive building on the east side of the Sacro Speco in Subiaco, the sanctuary built around the cave where St. Benedict of Nursia lived in hermitage between the fifth and sixth century. By its nature, the monastery was reserved for the monks and thus interdict to the pilgrims directed to the sacred grotto, nevertheless the story of the two spaces are closely intertwined, starting from the creation of a priory at the Sacro Speco during the pontificate of Innocent III (1198-1216). At that time, in fact, it dates the erection of a first settlement for the monks, although the present monastery is the result of the constructive campaign undertaken by abbot Enricus (1245-1275) and of the raising of the monastic structure by abbot Bartholomeus II (1318-1343). During the latter, the great hall at the first floor was intended as a refectory causing some structural changes and a completely new decoration with frescoes depicting the Crucifixion and the Last Supper, two commons scenes for this type of monastic spaces in the following centuries and here grouped together prematurely. The paintings, recently restored, have been virtually ignored by the specialized critics. Today, however, a new analysis of the cycle allows to date the frescoes to the second half of the fourteenth century and to attribute them to painters coming from the Umbrian region, an area where the Subiaco monasteries had very close relations since the beginning of the century
2016
arte medievale; Subiaco; monasteri benedettini; refettorio
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The Refectory of the Sacro Speco at Subiaco: Architecture and Decoration of a Monastic Space in the Middle Ages / Cerone, Roberta. - In: CZECH AND SLOVAK JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES. - ISSN 1805-3742. - STAMPA. - 3 (2016):(2016), pp. 5-15.
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