Erin E Benay, Lisa M Rafanelli

Faith, Gender and the Senses in Italian Renaissance and Baroque Art

Interpreting the Noli me tangere and Doubting Thomas

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Produktbeschreibung

Taking the Noli me tangere and Doubting Thomas episodes as a focal point, this study examines how visual representations of two of the most compelling and related Christian stories engaged with changing devotional and cultural ideals in Renaissance and Baroque Italy. By reuniting their visual examples with important, often little-known textual sources, the authors reveal a complex relationship between visual imagery, the senses, contemporary attitudes toward gender, and the shaping of belief.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9781138310254
• ISBN-10: 1138310255
• Artikelnr.: 54804168

Autorenporträt

Erin E. Benay is Assistant Professor of Renaissance and Baroque Art at Case Western Reserve University, USA. Lisa M. Rafanelli is Professor of Art History at Manhattanville College, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface
Introduction
Verifying the Resurrection: St. Mary Magdalene and St. Thomas at the intersection of word and image, c. 400-1300
Mary Magdalene as a model of piety in mendicant art
The Doubting Thomas and Franciscan renewal in the early Renaissance
'Toccate il vero': evidence, belief, and images of the Doubting Thomas in the public eye
The decorum of touch: private devotional images of St. Mary Magdalene and the Noli me tangere in central and northern Italy
Experiencing faith after the Reformation
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.