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

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. On...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bleeke, Marian (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : The Boydell Press, [2017]
Series:Boydell studies in medieval art and architecture,
Subjects:
Plastik
To 1500
Sculpture, Medieval > France > Themes, motives.
Mothers in art.
Women in art.
Motherhood > France > History > To 1500.
Femmes dans l'art.
Mères dans l'art.
History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600.
Sculpture.
Medieval history.
ART > European.
Sculpture, Medieval > Themes, motives.
Motherhood.
Mutterschaft > Motiv
Sculpture médiévale > France > Thèmes, motifs.
Maternité > Dans l'art.
Mères > Dans l'art.
France.
Frankreich
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 199 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-191) and index.
ISBN:9781787440821
1787440826
ISSN:2045-4902
Access:Legal Deposit;

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