“Touch Me, Don’t Touch Me” - Art & Theology in Scarsellino (1550-1620)
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Professor Heidi Hornik is Professor Art History and Chair of the Department of Art and Art History at Baylor University in the United States and will be presenting a lecture on Art & Theology in Scarsellino (1550-1620).
Scarsellino, a Ferrarese Mannerist artist painted religious scenes depicting Peter and Mary Magdalen. Both have significant encounters with Jesus that involve the strength of their faith. Peter loses his faith when he loses focus on Christ while walking on water in Matthew 14 while Mary Magdalen is the first disciple to see Jesus after the resurrection but mistakes him for the gardener and Jesus tells her, “Don’t touch me!” (John 20:17). Through a comparison with other scenes of these two themes, the form and content of the pictures will be discussed using an art historical methodology with a theological bent, attending to the commentaries and doctrinal sources that may have influenced Scarsellino at this time in the history of religious art.
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Here is the Zoom link for those who are unable to attend in person:
https://laidlaw.zoom.us/j/82832610864
This evening has been made possible through the generous support of the Theology Programme at the University of Otago, to whom we extend our sincere thanks.
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Dr Hornik
Professor Heidi Hornik is Professor Art History and Chair of the Department of Art and Art History at Baylor University in the United States. She is globally renowned for her expertise in Renaissance and Western Art and is the leading authority on the work of Michele Tosini. Her book, Michele Tosini and the Ghirlandaio Workshop in Cinquecento Florence, is the first biography on the artist. With her husband Mikeal Parsons, she has co-authored four interdisciplinary books on art and theology and co-edited one book. The books are entitled Illuminating Luke. The Infancy Narrative in Italian Renaissance Painting, Vol. 1; Illuminating Luke: The Public Ministry of Christ in Italian Renaissance and Baroque Painting, Vol. 2; Illuminating Luke: The Passion and Resurrection Narratives in Italian Renaissance and Baroque Painting, Vol. 3 (all T&T Clark International). Their fourth book, The Acts of the Apostles Through the Centuries. Blackwell-Wiley Reception History Commentary on the Bible was published in 2016. In 2025 Professor Hornik was named Cornelia Marschall Smith Professor of the Year at Baylor University for her excellence in teaching, research, and service.
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