Filthy Feet in Seicento Rome: Dirt as Relic and Text

Catherine McCormack

doi:10.16995/ddl.270

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Filthy Feet in Seicento Rome: Dirt as Relic and Text

Abstract

To kneel in veneration before the altar rail of the Cavalletti chapel in the Roman church of Sant’Agostino, is to come face to face in rude proximity with a pair of dusty, dirty feet.

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How to Cite: McCormack, C. (2013) “Filthy Feet in Seicento Rome: Dirt as Relic and Text”, Dandelion: Postgraduate Arts Journal and Research Network. 4(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.16995/ddl.270