Numerous books survey with images the history of concepts about the Virgin Mary.[1] Yet the editors of this probing new volume have addressed both Marian theology as a source for visual topics in [...] Read More
Miscellaneous
Fantasmagorie. Streghe, demoni e tentazioni nell’arte fiamminga e olandese del Seicento
The European fascination with the various manifestations of witches, demons and evil temptations seems endless; it generated a flourishing production of imagery that was supported by literary culture. [...] Read More
Medieval Money, Merchants, and Morality
In 1525, the market price of a tapestry like “Honor” (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015.396) – made for Érard de la Marck, Prince-Bishop of Liège – would approximate 108 years of a laborer’s wage. A [...] Read More
Household Servants and Slaves: A Visual History, 1300–1700
Household Servants and Slaves: A Visual History, 1300–1700 follows a line of enquiry on the under-represented in European society and art that the author Diane Wolfthal, professor emerita of art [...] Read More
Landscape and Earth in Early Modernity: Picturing Unruly Nature
This multi-author volume edited by Christine Göttler and Mia M. Mochizuki is a welcome addition to the environmental humanities. As its title suggests, the book draws our attention to differences [...] Read More
Alabaster Sculpture in Europe, 1300-1650
For much of the later Middle Ages and Early Modern period, alabaster was often the material of choice for sculptors in various European centers, creating works ranging from the intimate to the [...] Read More