SYMBOLISM OF POLITICAL POWER IN THE LIGHT OF THE IDEA OF TWO BODIES OF THE KING
The article analyzes how the idea of two bodies of the King impacted the image of rulers in the Renaissance. This idea, having its root in religious tradition, communicated to monarchs the aura of eternity and immutability. The inextricable link between the King and the Kingdom was also revealed by means of the allegory of marriage. Since the political body was associated not only with the monarch, but also with other branches of government and the state itself, this was reﬂ ected in the emphasis put on the rulers’ close relations with the Parliament and in the appearance of the motives of serving the Fatherland in their images.