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  1. Motherhood and meaning in Medieval sculpture
    representations from France, c. 1100-1500
    Published: 2017
    Publisher:  The Boydell Press, Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK

    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... more

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    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. Marian Bleeke is Associate Professor of Art History and Chair of the Department of Art and Design at Cleveland State University. ...

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781787440821
    RVK Categories: LM 81390
    Series: Boydell studies in medieval art and architecture
    Subjects: Plastik; Mutterschaft <Motiv>; Westfassade; Südportal; Sculpture, Medieval; Motherhood; Women in art; Mothers in art
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 199 pages)
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  2. Motherhood and meaning in medieval sculpture
    representations from France, c. 1100-1500
    Published: 2017
    Publisher:  The Boydell Press, Woodbridge, Suffolk

    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... more

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    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. Marian Bleeke is Associate Professor of Art History and Chair of the Department of Art and Design at Cleveland State University

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781787440821
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    RVK Categories: LM 81390
    Series: Boydell studies in medieval art and architecture
    Subjects: Sculpture, Medieval / France / Themes, motives; Motherhood / France / History / To 1500; Women in art; Mothers in art; Westfassade; Plastik; Südportal; Mutterschaft <Motiv>
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 199 Seiten), Illustrationen