The church of Santa Maria Donna Regina : art, iconography, and patronage in fourteenth century Naples /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2004.
Description:	xxi, 234 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Santa Maria Donnaregina in Napoli (Church : Naples, Italy) Santa Maria Donnaregina in Napoli (Church : Naples, Italy) Franciscan architecture -- Italy -- Naples. Mural painting and decoration, Italian -- Italy -- Naples -- 14th century. Mural painting and decoration, Gothic -- Italy -- Naples. Christian saints in art. Art patronage -- Italy -- Naples -- History -- 14th century. Art patronage. Buildings. Christian saints in art. Franciscan architecture. Mural painting and decoration, Gothic. Mural painting and decoration, Italian. Naples (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Italy -- Naples. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5570750

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Other authors / contributors:	Elliott, Janis, 1949- Warr, Cordelia.
ISBN:	0754634779 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-223) and index.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Prologue: history of the building and restoration of the trecento church
Religious patronage and royal propaganda in Angevin Naples: Santa Maria Donna Regina in context
Maria of Hungary as queen, patron and exemplar
Mater Serenissimi Principis: The tomb of Maria of Hungary
The architectural context of Santa Maria Donna Regina
Contemplating angels and the Madonna of the Apocalypse
'To exercise yourself in these things by continued contemplation': visual and textual literacy in the frescoes at Santa Maria Donna Regina
The 'Passion' cycle: images to contemplate and imitate amid Clarissan clausura
The Golden Legend and the cycle of the 'Life of Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia-Hungary'
The 'Last Judgement': the cult of sacral kingship and dynastic hopes for the afterlife
Conclusion: Santa Maria Donna Regina in its European context
Bibliography
Index

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