Dalla città dell'uomo alla città di Dio : il compendio di rivelazioni di Girolamo Savonarola tra profezia, letteratura, tradizione artistica

In 1495, Girolamo Savonarola published the Compendio di rivelazioni, a summary of his prophecies addressed both to the world of his supporters, in order to strengthen them in their loyalty, and to the varied universe of his enemies. The work's primary purpose is to affirm his prophetic charisma once again, not by means of a treatise, but by recounting a vision he claims to have had, as he journeyed to Paradise to meet the Virgin Mary, who reaffirms all the prophecies about Florence delivered to the friar over time.

The aim of the essay is to analyse the literary and rhetorical features of the text: the various literary (first of all Dante), theological and biblical sources, Savonarola's original contribution, and the iconography he uses in the mystic tale, demonstrating how it is possible to detect the influence of the art of another famous Dominican, namely, Beato Angelico. [Publisher's text]