Title Women, art and observant Franciscan piety : Caterina Vigri and the Poor Clares in early modern Ferrara / Kathleen G. Arthur

Published Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2018] ©2018

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Description 1 online resource (244 pages, 8 pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), plans Series Visual and material culture, 1300-1700 ; 2 Visual and material culture, 1300-1700 ; 2. Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Plates and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The Pious Women of Corpus Christi -- 2. Building a Public Image of Piety -- 3. The Sette Armi Spirituali and its Audience -- 4. Drawing for Devotion: Sister Caterina's Breviary -- 5. Corpus Christi's Later Religious and Civic Identity -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Bibliography -- Index Summary The Poor Clares convent of Corpus Domini was the first home of Saint Catherine of Bologna, but after her departure, the convent reinvented itself as a noblewomen's retreat. In doing so, it transformed ideals of poverty, humility and women's education. This book, grounded in archival research and close examination of artworks from the convent, explores the visual culture and social history of an early modern Franciscan women's community. Its careful analysis yields new insights into the changing role of the community in the d'Este political and civic spheres Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-235) and index Notes In English Print version record Subject Catherine, of Bologna, Saint, 1413-1463. Este family. Este family Catherine, of Bologna, Saint, 1413-1463 Catherine, of Bologna, Saint, 1413-1463 Este family Monastero del Corpus Domini (Ferrara, Italy) Poor Clares -- Italy -- Ferrara -- History -- To 1500 Poor Clares Monasticism and religious orders for women -- Italy -- History -- To 1500 Art and religion -- Italy -- Ferrara -- History -- 15th century Women -- Religious life -- Italy -- Ferrara -- History -- To 1500 Nuns as artists -- Italy -- Ferrara ART -- History -- Renaissance. Art and religion Monasticism and religious orders for women Nuns as artists Women -- Religious life Stiftung Architektur Ausstattung Christliche Kunst Klosteranlage Ferrara (Italy) -- Religious life and customs Italy Italy -- Ferrara Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book LC no. 2018429783 ISBN 9789048534999 9048534992 9048551390 9789048551392

Other Titles Caterina Vigri and the Poor Clares in early modern Ferrara

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