The Madonna of Humility : development, dissemination & reception, c.1340-1400 / Beth Williamson

Author: Williamson, Beth
Published: Woodbridge, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell, 2009.
Physical Description: xii, 195 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), plans ; 26 cm.

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Bristol studies in medieval cultures

Contents

Development. The Madonna of Humility : descriptions and definitions ; The Madonna of Humility in Avignon ; Early appearances of the image -- Dissemination. Bohemia ; Siena and Florence -- Reception. Image and ideal ; Using the Madonna of Humility ; Responding to the Madonna of Humility.

Summary

"The image of the 'Madonna of Humility', the Virgin and Child seated on the ground, is widespread in European art, yet it remains mysterious. This book provides a detailed and accessible investigation and explanation of the theme's multiple significances, and of other associated images, including the Virgin suckling the Child, the Woman of the Apocalypse and the Virgin Annunciate." "The book argues for an essential fluidity and negotiability of meaning in the visual arts, challenging the very idea of unitary and unequivocal iconographic readings; and its examination of the multi-layered functions of the image in different contexts and different regions provides not just an iconographical case-study, but a cultural history of a devotional resource with Europe-wide implications." --Book Jacket.

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ISBN

9781843834199 (hbk.)
1843834197 (hbk.)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-187) and index.

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