TY - JOUR
TI - Immortal mortality. Erasmus, Terminus and The Two Missing Skulls
AU - Petneházi, Gábor
TI - Immortal mortality. Erasmus, Terminus and The Two Missing Skulls
AB - From the 1510s onwards, Desiderius Erasmus adopted the image of the Roman god Terminus, together with the motto “concedo nulli” (I yield to none) as his private emblem, which became part of his consciously shaped self-representation. According to Erasmus’ own explanation, Terminus served as a symbol of mortality, but since he was a master of ambiguity, it could also have symbolised immortality for him. The article aims to unravel Erasmus’ true relationship to this particular emblem, which ironically seems to have endured even beyond his death. In order to uncover this, it will build on selected texts from Erasmus’ oeuvre, several of his personal belongings, as well as portraits of him made by various contemporary artists.
VL - Early View
IS - Tom 26, zeszyt 2 (71) 2024
SN - 2082-0984
C1 - 2084-3844
UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/terminus/artykul/immortal-mortality-erasmus-terminus-and-the-two-missing-skulls
KW - humanism
KW - emblematics
KW - portraits
KW - Erasmus
KW - Terminus
KW - death
KW - eternity