El triunfo sobre la idolatría como victoria sobre el Islam: Nuevas consideraciones sobre el caballero victorioso en el románico hispano/The triumph over idolatry as a victory over Islam: new approaches to the iconography of the Victorious Rider in Spanish Romanesque

Escultura Románica, Caballero Victorioso, Iconografía guerrera, Islam ABSTRACT This article analyzes the role played by the Romanesque theme of the Victorious Rider in the context of the struggle against Islam. [...]the study of the Christian perception of Muslims demonstrates the connection between the Crusader's ideology and the notion of the defeat of idolatry evoked by the Horseman. [...]the identity of the Rider itself, who has been traditionally considered as Constantine, can be understood in a more general and symbolic sense according to the religious and political contexts. El documento más importante evo cado por Mâle para demostrar esta identificación era la carta escrita en 1148 por un tal Guillermo David que pedía ser enterrado «sub Constantino de Roma qui locus est ad dexteram partem ecclesiae» de la abadía Aux-Dames de Saintes (Charente-Maritime, Francia)(7). Disponemos de una imagen detallada online en http://www.louvre.fr (Collection/ Overview/ Curatorial Departments/ Decorative Arts/Selected Works/5) (14) SEIDEL, L. Op.