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

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
Main Author: Bleeke, Marian (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
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.
History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600.
Sculpture.
Medieval history.
ART > European.
Sculpture, Medieval > Themes, motives
Motherhood
Mothers in art
Women in art
Mutterschaft > Motiv
Sculpture médiévale > France > Thèmes, motifs.
Maternité > Dans l'art.
Mères > Dans l'art.
France
Frankreich
History
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Motherhood as Transformation: From IS Annunciation to Visitation at Reims
  • 2. Motherhood as Monstrosity: The Moissac Femme-aux-serpents and the Transi of Jeanne de Bourbon-Vendome
  • 3. Resurrecting Lazarus: The Eve from Saint-Lazare at Autun
  • 4. Visualizing Parturition: Devotional Sculptures of the Virgin and Child.

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