Title Motherhood and meaning in Medieval sculpture : representations from France, c.1100-1500 / Marian Bleeke

Published Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : The Boydell Press, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 199 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) Series Boydell studies in medieval art and architecture, 2045-4902 Boydell studies in medieval art and architecture, 2045-4902 Contents 1. Motherhood as Transformation: From IS Annunciation to Visitation at Reims -- 2. Motherhood as Monstrosity: The Moissac Femme-aux-serpents and the Transi of Jeanne de Bourbon-Vendome -- 3. Resurrecting Lazarus: The Eve from Saint-Lazare at Autun -- 4. Visualizing Parturition: Devotional Sculptures of the Virgin and Child Summary What can medieval sculptural representations of women tell us about medieval women's experiences of motherhood? Presumably the work of male sculptors, working for clerical patrons, these sculptures are unlikely to have been shaped by women's maternal experiences during their production. Once produced, however, their beholders would have included women who were mothers and potential mothers, thus opening a space between the sculptures' intended meanings and other meanings liable to be produced by these women as they brought their own interests and concerns to these works of art. Building on theories of reception and response, this book focuses on interactions between women as beholders and a range of sculptures made in France in the twelfth through sixteenth centuries, aiming to provide insight into women's experiences of motherhood; particular sculptures considered include the Annunciation and Visitation from Reims cathedral, the femme-aux-serpents from Moissac, the transi of Jeanne de Bourbon-Vendome, the Eve from Autun, and a number of French Gothic Virgin and Child sculptures Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-191) and index Notes Print version record SUBJECT Plastik gnd Subject Sculpture, Medieval -- France -- Themes, motives Mothers in art. Women in art. Motherhood -- France -- History -- To 1500 History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600. Sculpture. Medieval history. ART -- European. Sculpture, Medieval -- Themes, motives Motherhood Mothers in art Women in art Mutterschaft Motiv Sculpture, Medieval -- France -- Themes, motives. Mothers in art. Women in art. Sculpture médiévale -- France -- Thèmes, motifs. Maternité -- Dans l'art. Mères -- Dans l'art. France Frankreich Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781787440821 1787440826

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