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The Cult of St Clare of Assisi in Early Modern Italy (Visual Culture in Early Modernity)
by Nirit Ben-Aryeh Debby (Author),
Ashgate Pub Co (Publisher)
Product Specifications
Book Description
Notwithstanding the wealth of material published about St Clare of Assisi
(1193-1253) in the context of medieval scholarship, and the wealth of visual
material regarding her, there is a dearth of published scholarship concerning
her cult in the early modern period. This work examines the representations of
St Clare in the Italian visual tradition from the thirteenth century on, but
especially between the fifteenth and the mid-seventeenth centuries, in the
context of mendicant activity. Through an examination of such diverse visual
images as prints, drawings, panels, sculptures, minor arts, and frescoes in
relation to sermons of Franciscan preachers, starting in the thirteenth century
but focusing primarily on the
Book Specifications
ISBN-13 9781472420572
Language English
Binding Hard Bound
Publisher Ashgate Pub Co
Publishing Date 2014-06-18
Total Pages 169