The Madonna of Humility - Development, Dissemination and Reception, c.1340-1400 (Hardcover, New)

Detailed analysis of an iconographic motif of huge significance in European art. 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 explication of the theme'smultiple significances, and of other associated images (including the Virgin suckling the Child, the Woman of the Apocalypse and the Virgin Annunciate). It takes issue with the orthodox view of the origins of the image lying in the work of Simone Martini at Avignon, suggesting a longer process of development, with a key role for manuscript illumination in Metz. Subsequent chapters pursue the assimilation, appropriation, and adjustment of the image in a number of regions across Europe, challenging the simplistic idea of unequivocal iconographic meaning determined solely by the context of the image's genesis. The book argues for an essential fluidity and negotiability of meaning inthe 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 Dr BETH WILLIAMSON teaches in the Department of Art History, University of Bristol.

General

Imprint:	The Boydell Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Bristol Studies in Medieval Cultures
Release date:	February 2009
First published:	July 2010
Authors:	Beth Williamson
Dimensions:	244 x 172 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	212
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84383-419-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 500 CE to 1400 > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Painting & paintings > General
LSN:	1-84383-419-7
Barcode:	9781843834199

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