Satire, Veneration, and St. Joseph in Art, C. 1300-1550 /

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Satire, Veneration, and St. Joseph in Art, c. 1300-1550 is the first to reclaim satire as a central component of Catholic altarpieces, devotional art, and veneration, moving beyond humor's relegation to the medieval margins or to the profane arts alone. The book challenges humor's percepti...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Williams, Anne L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2019]
Series:Visual and Material Culture, 1300-1700 Ser.
Subjects:
Joseph, > Saint > In art.
Joseph, > Saint.
Christian art and symbolism.
Satire in art.
Laughter in art.
Altarpieces.
Satire dans l'art.
Rire dans l'art.
History of art and design styles: c 1400 to c 1600.
Christian worship, rites and ceremonies.
ART > History > Renaissance.
Art.
Humor.
Satire.
St. Joseph.
Veneration.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Joseph's Hosen, Devotion, and Humor
  • Satire Sacred and Profane
  • Urbanitas, the Imago Humilis, and the Rhetoric of Humor in Sacred Art
  • The Miserly Saint and the Multivalent Image: Sanctity, Satire, and Subversion
  • Conclusion.

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