| Description |
1 online resource (xxxi, 283 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Section I. Parading Identities? Visual Culture, Civic Rituals, Religious Practices and the Celebration of Saints. Images of saints and political Identity in late-medieval Italy / Brendan Cassidy ; Civic identity, sanctity and gender in Trecento Florence / Catherine Lawless ; The cathedral, the church and the city: Celebrating saints in the statutes of southern Tuscan cities / Sandra Cardarelli -- Death and disruption: Social identity and representation in the medieval English funeral / Sarah Schell -- Memorare Novissima Tua. The iconography of the Four Last Things as a representation of religious identity / Jacek Kowzan -- Section II. Affirming Identity and Identity Crisis: Exploring Artistic, Political, National and Personal Identities. Being Florentine: A question of identity in the Arte della Lana, Florence / Jill Harrison ; Maintaining identity: The fifteenth-century renovation of St Lebuinus in Deventer / Kees van der Ploeg ; The political and cultural influence of James V's court on the decoration of the king's fountain in Linlithgow Palace / Giovanna Guidicini -- Section III. Assumed, Mistaken and Established Identities: Investigating Iconography, Style, Patronage and Authorship. The dedication illustration of the Passional of Abbess Cunegund-- and questions of identity / Jennifer Vlcek Schurr ; Negotiating Carmelite identity: The Scuola dei Santi Alberto E Eliseo at Santa Maria dei Carmini in Venice / Joseph Hammond ; Finding Fialetti: Examining the oeuvre of Odoardo Fialetti through the sources relating to his English patronage / Laura Walters |
| Summary |
"This book provides a fully contextualised overview on aspects of visual culture, and how this was the product of patronage, politics, and religion in some European countries between the 13th and 17th centuries. The research that is showcased here offers new perspectives on the conception, production and reception of artworks as a means of projecting core values, ideals, and traditions of individuals, groups, and communities. This volume features contributions from established scholars and new researchers in the field, and examines how art contributed to the construction of identities by means of new archival research and a thorough interdisciplinary approach. The authors suggest that the use of conventions in style and iconography allowed the local and wider community to take part in rituals and devotional practices where these works were widely recognized symbols. However, alongside established traditions, new, ad-hoc developments in style and iconography were devised to suit individual requirements, and these are fully discussed in relevant case-studies. This book also contributes to a new understanding of the interaction between artists, patrons, and viewers in Medieval and Renaissance times."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Art and society -- Europe -- History
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Group identity -- Europe -- History
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Art, Medieval.
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Art, Renaissance.
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History of art -- art & design styles.
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History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400.
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History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600.
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ART -- Popular Culture.
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Art and society
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Art, Medieval
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Art, Renaissance
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Group identity
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cardarelli, Sandra, editor.
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Anderson, Emily Jane, editor.
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Richards, John, 1954- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781443836708 |
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1443836702 |
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