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In the Courts of Religious Ladies

Art, Vision, and Pleasure in Italian Renaissance Convents [Hardback]

by Giancarla Periti

    • Author

      Giancarla Periti

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Yale University Press

    • Published

      January 2016

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      In the Courts of Religious Ladies

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      Product Description

      This fascinating study considers the poetic and mythological artworks made for elite female monastic communities in Renaissance Italy. Nuns from the patrician class, who often disregarded obligations of austerity and poverty, commissioned sensually appealing, richly made artifacts inspired by contemporary courtly culture. The works of art transformed monastic parlors, abbatial apartments, and nuns' cells into ornate settings, thereby enriching and complicating the opposition of religious and worldly spheres. This unconventional monastic and yet courtly decoration was a new form of art in the way it entangled the sacred and the profane. The artwork was intended to edify both intellectually and spiritually, as well as to delight and seduce the viewer. Based on extensive new research into primary sources, this generously illustrated book introduces a thriving female monastic visual culture that ecclesiastical authorities endeavored to suppress. It shows how this art taught its viewers to use their eyes to gain insights about the secular world beyond the convent walls.

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      • Author

        Giancarla Periti

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        Yale University Press

      • Published

        January 2016

      • Weight

        1502g

      • Page Count

        336

      • Dimensions

        227 x 288 x 26 mm

      • ISBN

        9780300214239

      • ISBN-10

        0300214235

      • Eden Code

        4570526

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      • Author/Creator: Giancarla Periti

      • ISBN: 9780300214239

      • Publisher: Yale University Press

      • Release Date: January 2016

      • Weight: 1502g

      • Dimensions: 227 x 288 x 26 mm

      • Eden Code: 4570526

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