Female Crucifix, The
Subtitle: Images of St. Wilgefortis Since the Middle Ages
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Published: May 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9780889203655
Subjects: Christianity; Religious subjects depicted in art; Sociology, Social Studies; Women And Art; Iconography (Fine Arts); Art & Art Instruction; Art; General; Art / General; History; Subjects & Themes - Religious
Description: "In this book, Professor Ilse E. Friesen examines the phenomenon of St. Wilgefortis from an art historical perspective, tracing the origins of depictions of the saint from an early medieval Italian statue known as Volto Santo, or Holy Countenance, through the emergence of increasingly feminized crucifixes over the course of the subsequent centuries.

In particular, Professor Friesen focuses on an analysis of paintings, sculptures and frescoes originating in the German-speaking regions of Bavaria and Tyrol, where the veneration of the saint attained its peak."--BOOK JACKET.