MARIA · Marian Apocryphal Representations in Art: From Hagiographic Collections to Church Space and Liturgy in Fourteenth-to-Sixteenth-Century France
Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Duration
- 2018-09-01 → 2020-08-31
- EU contribution
- €168,277
- Participants
- 1
- Scheme
- MSCA-IF-EF-ST
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Results in brief
Marian Apocryphal Representations in Art: From Hagiographic Collections to Church Space and Liturgy in Fourteenth-to-Sixteenth-Century France
This two-year project focused on the dissemination of Marian apocryphal iconography in religious contexts specific for fourteenth and sixteenth century France. The investigation was the first comprehensive study which determined the contribution of liturgy and liturgical tradition to the development and dissemination of Marian apocryphal depictions and their transition from hagiographic collections to church space. This project furthered existent research by demonstrating that changes in the liturgical context, in which depictions of Mary were used, were equally significant to their evolution, popularity, and dissemination. The project offered a comparative approach on (visual and textual) Apocryphal material by concentrating on the analysis of religious (liturgical, hagiographical) sources in connection to iconographic patterns and their transition from hagiographic collections to church space. As the investigation of medieval apocryphal iconography in religious contexts was only partially explored, the investigation started with these neglected resources, by concentrating on the early life of the Virgin Mary. The overall objective of this project was to carry out the first comprehensive study on the contribution of religious contexts to the development and dissemination of Marian apocryphal depictions and their transition from hagiographic collections to church space.
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Project objective
The goal of this two-year project is to carry out an exhaustive analysis on the dissemination of Marian apocryphal iconography in religious contexts specific for fourteenth and sixteenth century France. My investigation will be the first comprehensive study which determines the contribution of liturgy and liturgical tradition to the development and dissemination of Marian apocryphal depictions and their transition from hagiographic collections to church space. While previous scholarship on Marian iconography has traced its developments from textual to visual sources, this project aims at furthering existent research by demonstrating that changes in the liturgical context, in which depictions of Mary were used, were far more significant to their evolution, popularity, and dissemination. This study, therefore, builds on a range of scholarship which has outlined the importance of sacred space to our understanding of religious cultures. The project also offers a comparative approach on (visual and textual) Apocryphal material by concentrating on the analysis of religious (liturgy, epigraphy, hagiography) sources in connection to iconographic patterns and their transition from hagiographic collections to church space with particular emphasis on the early life of the Virgin. The successful completion of the project, the publication of the research outcomes, and the training offered by Ca’Foscari University in Venice will enhance the candidate’s academic career perspectives and contribute substantially to her development as a researcher by offering her the opportunity of a permanent teaching/research postion.
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Participants
- UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA · VeneziaCoordinatorItaly
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