Saintly Brides and Bridegrooms - The Mystic Marriage in Northern Renaissance Art (Hardcover, New)

Building upon recent scholarly interest in mystics and mysticism in late medieval Europe, this book explores the visual representation of female and male saints depicted as brides or bridegrooms of Christ in northern European art from 1300 to 1550. The mystic marriage imagery of St. Catherine of Alexandria, St. Agnes of Rome, St. John the Evangelist, St. Bernard of Clairvaux, and the Blessed Henry Suso is studied through an analysis of a wide range of paintings, illuminated manuscripts, prints, and sculpture. From these case studies, Muir argues that different visual conventions were used in the art of this period to portray the male and female experiences of mystic marriage and suggests possible reasons for these differences. She further considers why comparatively few mystics were visually portrayed in a mystic marriage with Christ, despite the large number recorded as having had that experience. Providing insights into the meanings of the mystical experience when portrayed in visual terms, this book will appeal to art historians as well as to other medievalists with an interest in the intersections of art, religion, and gender.

General

Imprint:	Harvey Miller Publishers
Country of origin:	Belgium
Release date:	2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Carolyn D. Muir
Dimensions:	303 x 221 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	207
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-905375-87-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Iconography, subjects depicted in art > Religious subjects depicted in art
LSN:	1-905375-87-5
Barcode:	9781905375875

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