زنان، هنر و دینداری مراقب فرانسیسکانی: کاترینا ویگری و خواهران فقیر در فرارا در اوایل دوران مدرن

Caterina Vigri (later Saint Catherine of Bologna) was a mystic, writer, teacher and nun-artist. Her first home, Corpus Domini, Ferrara, was a house of semi-religious women that became a Poor Clare convent and model of Franciscan Observant piety. Vigri's intensely spiritual decoration of her breviary, as well as convent altarpieces that formed a visual program of adoration for the Body of Christ, exemplify the Franciscan Observant visual culture. After Vigri's departure, it was transformed by d'Este women patrons, including Isabella da Aragona, Isabella d'Este and Lucrezia Borgia. While still preserving Observant ideals, it became a more elite noblewomen's retreat. Grounded in archival research and extant paintings, drawings, prints and art objects from Corpus Domini, this volume explores the art, visual culture, and social history of an early modern Franciscan women's community. 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. Kathleen G. Arthur. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [211]-235) And Index. 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 This book, grounded in archival research and close examination of artworks from The Poor Clares convent of Corpus Domini, explores the visual culture and social history of an early modern Franciscan women’s community.

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