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T1 A Sacred Marriage. Hierogamy in the Most Hermetic Art, from Alchemy to The Sacrifice, by Andrei Tarkovsky
A1 Ferrer Ventosa, Roger
K1 Hierogamy, Alchemy, William Blake, Surrealism, Andrei Tarkovsky
K1 6203 Teoría, Análisis y Critica de las Bellas Artes 6203.05
K1 6203.05 Estética de las Bellas Artes
K1 5506.02 Historia del Arte
AB Many cosmogonies see the creation as a hierogamy, a non-dualist cosmogonic mytheme. It can also be found in alchemical engraving books, used in reference to one of the stages of the process, represented in iconography. In that phase, a woman and a man have sexual intercourse, like in the Rosarium Philosophorum. This iconographic type portrays a non-dual worldview, according to which the world needs to link both primary poles. This is achieved with resources inherent to visual art. Alchemy stands out as one of the few currents with a strong non-dual factor in Western schools. Subsequent artists were influenced by this iconography and the ideas represented in it, such as William Blake and surrealists like Leonora Carrington. It is also relevant as one of the most predominant motifs in the style of Andrei Tarkovsky, omnipresent in his work. It is in his last film, The Sacrifice, in which the alchemical universe is most present. In this film, the world is threatened by an apocalyptic Third World War, but a sexual ritual perhaps might reverse the crisis.
PB Ediciones complutense
SN 2254-8718
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/74675
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/74675
LA eng
NO Eikón / Imago, Marzo, 2022, 11, p. 233–243
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 29-ago-2025