In this Book
- Divine and Demonic Imagery at Tor de'Specchi, 1400-1500: Religious Women and Art in 15th-century Rome
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: Amsterdam University Press
summary
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.
Table of Contents
Download Full Book
- List of Illustrations
- pp. 9-14
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 15-16
- Bibliography
- pp. 203-216
Additional Information
ISBN
9789048534517
Related ISBN(s)
9789462983991
MARC Record
OCLC
1105465855
Pages
296
Launched on MUSE
2019-06-25
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2018