Dominican women and Renaissance art
Subtitle: the Convent of San Domenico of Pisa
By: Ann Roberts.
Series: Women and gender in the early modern world
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Aldershot, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 375
ISBN-13: 9780754655305
Subjects: Convento di San Domenico (Pisa, Italy); Painting, Renaissance -- Italy -- Pisa.; Christian saints in art.; Painting, Italian -- Italy -- Pisa -- 15th century.; Church decoration and ornament -- Italy -- Pisa.; Art patronage -- Italy -- Pisa -- History -- 15th century.; Dominican sisters -- Italy -- Pisa.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-367) and index.
Table of contents: value: Chiara Gambacorta and the history of San Domenico of Pisa.  The life of Chiara Gambacorta ; Pisa in the fifteenth century ; Dominican culture at San Domenico ; Books and the Dominican ideal; value: The setting: the buildings of San Domenico.  Building San Domenico ; Cloister and the problem of convent architecture ; Later alterations to the complex at San Domenico; value: The impact of the foundress.  Chiara Gambacorta as patron ; The image of the foundress ; A candidate for sainthood; value: The convent audience.  Brides of Christ and virgin martyrs ; Martha and Mary Magdalene ; Monastic ideals ; The bridegroom; value: An observant identity.  Dominican traditions in works of art for San Domenico ; From Dominican to Observant: echoes of San Marco; value: Nuns and the world.  Family ties ; Clients and patrons ; Nuns and soldiers; value: Patrons and painters.  Nuns as patrons ; Doing it themselves: nuns as artists ; Conclusion; value: Catalogue of Renaissance paintings from San Domenico; value: Appendix 1. Inventories of works of art and other objects from San Domenico; value: Appendix 2. Census; value: Appendix 3. Renaissance prioress; value: Appendix 4. The women of San Domenico; value: Appendix 5. Selected letters from and about the nuns; value: Appendix 6. Relics in San Domenico by 1557.