Facing the Plague in Renaissance Italy: A Tale of Two Female Saints
In this article I focus on two of the most prominent female saints: the Franciscan St. Clare of Assisi (1194–1253) and one belonging to the third order of Saint Dominic, St. Catherine of Siena (1347–1380). I analyze a series of visual examples that picture their roles as saviors against epidemics an...
| Published in: | Religion and the arts |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2022
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Religion and the arts
Year: 2022, Volume: 26, Issue: 5, Pages: 604-634 |
| Further subjects: | B
Siena
B Plague B St. Catherine of Siena B Assisi B St. Clare of Assisi B Italian art |
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