ANDALUSIAN ORIGIN OF THE VERA EFFIGIES OF JOHN OF THE CROSS AND THEIR IMPACT IN FLANDERS AND MEXICO

Abstract

Here we analyze the wide range of representations of Vera effigies of St. John of the Cross, starting from the original portrait from Granada, and stress the important role of the printed image as a vehicle for the spread of iconography. We also explore the changes caused by combining the portrait with other subject matters closely linked to the effigy, such as the veneration of the cross and the saint’s role as a writer, as well as the so-called “Segovia Dialogue” and mortification, which