Mary of Mercy in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Art: Devotional image and civic emblem

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Katherine T. Brown (Walsh University)

Mary of Mercy in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Art

Devotional image and civic emblem

Katherine T. Brown (Walsh University)

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Routledge
11 November 2016

History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art; Renaissance art; Religious subjects depicted in art; The historical Jesus

Mater Misericordiae—Mother of Mercy—emerged as one of the most prolific subjects in central Italian art from the late thirteenth through the sixteenth centuries. With iconographic origins in Marian cult relics brought from Palestine to Constantinople in the fifth century, the amalgam of attributes coalesced in Armenian Cilicia then morphed as it spread to Cyprus. An early concept of Mary of Mercy—the Virgin standing with outstretched arms and a wide mantle under which kneel or stand devotees—entered the Italian peninsula at the ports of Bari and Venice during the Crusades, eventually converging in central Italy. The mendicant orders adopted the image as an easily recognizable symbol for mercy and aided in its diffusion. In this study, the author’s primary goals are to explore the iconographic origins of the Madonna della Misericordia as a devotional image by identifying and analyzing key attributes; to consider circumstances for its eventual overlapping function as a secular symbol used by lay confraternities; and to discuss its diaspora throughout the Italian peninsula, Western Europe, and eastward into Russia and Ukraine. With over 100 illustrations, the book presents an array of works of art as examples, including altarpieces, frescoes, oil paintings, manuscript illuminations, metallurgy, glazed terracotta, stained glass, architectural relief sculpture, and processional banners.

By: Katherine T. Brown (Walsh University)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9781472476500
ISBN 10: 1472476506
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 11 November 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Katherine T. Brown is Associate Professor of Art History and Museum Studies at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio.

Reviews for Mary of Mercy in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Art: Devotional image and civic emblem

The [author] discusses the topic extensively and in great detail, making all kinds of connections. ... [The] book [is] rich in interesting observations and beautiful illustrations about an appealing and popular iconographic theme, spread throughout Europe and still present in our time and age. - Analecta Bollandiana