Divine and Demonic Imagery at Tor de'Specchi, 1400-1500

Religious Women and Art in 15th-century Rome

AvSuzanne M. Scanlan

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Del i serien Visual and Material Culture, 1300-1700

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Beskrivning

In the fifteenth century, the Oblates of Santa Francesca Romana, a fledgling community of religious women in Rome, commissioned an impressive array of artwork for their newly acquired living quarters, the Tor de'Specchi. The imagery focused overwhelmingly on the sensual, corporeal nature of contemporary spirituality, populating the walls of the monastery with a highly naturalistic assortment of earthly, divine, and demonic figures. This book draws on art history, anthropology, and gender studies to explore the disciplinary and didactic role of the images, as well as their relationship to important papal projects at the Vatican.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-12-01
Mått:174 x 246 x undefined mm
Vikt:450 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Visual and Material Culture, 1300-1700
Antal sidor:244
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781041178262

Utforska kategorier

Konstböcker inom Kultur
Konsthistoria inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Suzanne Scanlan is a Lecturer in the History of Art and Visual Culture at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI.

Innehållsförteckning

List of Illustrations, Acknowledgements, Introduction: Demonic and Divine Bodies, Chapter 1: Sanctity on the Threshold: Liminality and Corporeality at Tor de'Specchi, Chapter 2: Painted Visions and Devotional Practices at Tor de'Specchi, Chapter 3: Dining and Discipline at Tor de'Specchi: The Refectory as Ritual Space, Chapter 4: The Devil in the Refectory: Bodies Imagined at Tor de'Specchi, Epilogue : Imagining the Canonization of Francesca Romana, Appendix A: Statutes of Ordination for the Beata Francesca, Bibliography, Index