The Cult of St Clare of Assisi in Early Modern Italy (Visual Culture in Early Modernity)
The Cult of St Clare of Assisi in Early Modern Italy (Visual Culture in Early Modernity)
by Nirit Ben-Aryeh Debby
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Book Summary
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
ISBN-13
9781472420572
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Ashgate Pub Co
Publishing Date
2014-06-18
Total Pages
169
The Cult of St Clare of Assisi in Early Modern Italy (Visual Culture in Early Modernity)
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