The Cult of St Clare of Assisi in Early Modern Italy

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-138-24824-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: 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 later tradition of early modernity, the book highlights the cult of women saints and its role in the reform movements of the Osservanza and the Catholic Reformation and in the face of Muslim-Christian encounter of the early modern era. Debby’s analyses of the preaching of the times and iconographic examination of neglected artistic sources makes the book a significant contribution to research in art history, sermon studies, gender studies, and theology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Debby, Nirit Ben-Aryeh

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Künstlerische Stoffe, Motive, Themen Künstlerische Stoffe, Motive, Themen: Religiöse Themen
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: Renaissance, Manierismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and Acknowledgments, Introduction, Primary Thesis and Supporting Arguments, Word and Image: Preaching and the Visual Arts, Introducing St Clare and the Clarissan Order, Scholarship on the Saint 1 Civic Saint and Humble Virgin: The Medieval St Clare Portrayals of a Heroic Civil Saint, St Francis’ Devoted Disciple, Abbess, and Virgin in Assisi, Illustrations in San Damiano, Images in the Basilica of Santa Chiara in Assisi, Images in the Basilica of San Francesco, Beyond Assisi: The Changing Faces of St Clare in Naples and Florence, Images in Naples: St Clare and Queen Sancia, Images in Florence: Santa Maria di Monticelli and Santa Croce, Conclusion 2 Pious Abbess and Miracle Worker: The Observant St Clare, St Clare in Early Renaissance Art: The Humble Virgin, Depicting the Abbess and the Legislator, Portrayals as a Protector and as a Misericordia and Plague Saint, St Clare as a Visionary, St Clare as a Miracle Worker, The Saint’s Triumph: The Messina Dossal, St Clare and the Saracens 3 Crusade Heroine and Eucharist Saint: The Reformed St Clare, Images with the Monstrance, St Clare Expelling the Saracens from Assisi, St Clare in Early Modern Assisi, St Clare in Early Modern Naples, St Clare in Early Modern Florence, St Clare and the Infant Jesus, Conclusion, Epilogue: St Clare in the Modern World.

Über Autor(innen)

Nirit Ben-Aryeh Debby is Senior Lecturer in the Arts Department at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.