{"id":1253,"date":"2021-05-28T20:58:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T20:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dlf.uzh.ch\/sites\/camposanto\/?p=1253"},"modified":"2021-05-31T06:00:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T06:00:53","slug":"luc-joseph-van-der-vynckt-1691-1779-voyage-en-italie-de-trois-gentilshommes-flamands-1724","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dlf.uzh.ch\/sites\/camposanto\/luc-joseph-van-der-vynckt-1691-1779-voyage-en-italie-de-trois-gentilshommes-flamands-1724\/","title":{"rendered":"Luc-Joseph van der Vynckt (1691-1779), Voyage en Italie de trois gentilshommes flamands<\/em> (1724)"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Van der Vynckt was born in Ghent and studied law at the university of Louvain. He then traveled to France, Italy, and Germany. On his return, he was appointed a member of the council of Flanders in 1729. He devoted himself to studying the history of the Flemish region and the Netherlands and published several books on the topic. His description of the Camposanto reflects a general change in how the Camposanto was viewed. Starting in the eighteenth century, more travel accounts tend to include descriptions and critiques of the wall paintings. Earlier travelers had paid more attention to the legend of holy earth and the tomb inscriptions at the Camposanto; more often than not, the frescoes were not mentioned. \/ DJ<\/em><\/p>\n

Vynckt, Pisa (excerpt)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Edition:<\/strong> Luc-Joseph van der Vynckt, Voyage En Italie De Trois Gentilshommes Flamands<\/em>, Bulletin de l’Institut Historique Belge de Rome 30 (1957): 215-536, 326.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\n

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Il Campo santo<\/em>, ainsi nomm\u00e9 parce que le cimeti\u00e8re qui est au milieu, est rempli de terre sainte qu\u2019on y a apport\u00e9e de la Palestine, est un grand b\u00e2timent quarr\u00e9 en galerie \u00e0 l\u2019entour de ce cimeti\u00e8re. Cette galerie est belle, on y voit quantit\u00e9 de monumens, tombeaux et pierres s\u00e9pulchrales; les murs sont peints en fresque des actions h\u00e9ro\u00efques et des guerres des Pisans; on y voit le Paradis et l\u2019Enfer, dans l\u2019id\u00e9e du c\u00e9l\u00e8bre po\u00e8te Dante, et Salomon, dans ses habits royaux, qui sort de sa s\u00e9pulture dans une attitude qu\u2019on ne scauroit dire s\u2019il va au Paradis ou \u00e0 l\u2019Enfer. L\u2019exterieur du Campo santo<\/em> est de marbre et est une longue fa\u00e7ade, il est \u00e0 droite du D\u00f4me quand on a le dos contre la fa\u00e7ade ou le grand autel. Dans les galleries de ce Campo<\/em> sont inhum\u00e9s beaucoup de grands personnages.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\n

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The Campo Santo, so called because the cemetery in the middle is filled with the holy earth brought from Palestine, is a large building in a square form arranged in a gallery around the cemetery. This gallery is beautiful and has a lot of monuments, tombs and tombstones; the walls are painted in fresco with the heroic deeds and wars of the Pisans; you can see Paradise and Hell, according to the idea of the famous poet Dante, and Solomon in his royal clothes, who comes out of his tomb in such a way that you can’t tell if he is going to Heaven or Hell. The exterior of the Campo Santo is made of marble and has a long facade, it is on the right side of the Cathedral when one’s back is against the facade or the high altar. Many great characters are buried in the galleries of this Campo Santo.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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