Afonso, Luís2010-10-212010-10-212010-102002Afonso, L 2002, 'The homology between the heavenly and the earthly kingdoms in late medieval Portugal.' South African Journal of Art History, vol. 17, pp. 1-12.0258-3542http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15055Article digitised using: Suprascan 1000 RGB scanner, scanned at 400 dpi; 24-bit colour; 100% Image derivating - Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3 - Image levels, crop, deskew Abbyy Fine Reader No.9 - Image manipulation + OCR Adobe Acrobat 9 (PDF)The purpose of this paper is to study the homology between the heavenly and the earthly kingdoms in late medieval Portugal. The analysis that follows, is based both on large-scale public iconographic programmes, namely mural paintings and architectonic sculpture, and on small-scale media, namely miniatures, coins and tomb sculpture. It will be shown that there is a symbiotic relationship and a deep homology between the two kingdoms, namely in what concerns the rules of plastic depiction and the attributes of royal status. It will also be demonstrated that the homologies between the two kingdoms supported the idea of a perfect and perennial hierarchy on earth, modelled upon the one in heaven.Pdf13 pagesenArt Historical Work Group of South AfricaArtArchitectureHeavenHistory of ReligionChristianityHistory of PortugalMural paintingsArchitectonic sculptureIconographyHeaven in artKingdom of GodChristianity -- Portugal -- PhilosophyChristianity -- Portugal -- HistoryCatholic Church -- Portugal -- HistoryMural painting and decoration, Portuguese -- HistoryMural painting and decoration, Medieval -- PortugalSculpture, Medieval -- PortugalSculpture, Medieval -- Themes, motivesHeaven -- ChristianityArticle