Rubens and the Dominican church in Antwerp: art and political economy in an age of religious conflict

"This book is about the Dominican church in Antwerp (today St Paul's). It is structured around three works of art, made or procured by Peter Paul Rubens: the Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary cycle (in situ), Caravaggio's Rosary Madonna (Vienna) and the Wrath of Christ high altarpiece (...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sammut, Adam (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Subito Delivery Service: Order now.
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
WorldCat: WorldCat
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2023]
In: Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history (volume 67)
Year: 2023
Series/Journal:Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history volume 67
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Rubens, Peter Paul 1577-1640 / Sint-Pauluskerk Antwerpen / Furnishing / Counter-Reformation
Further subjects:B Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640)
B Mysteries of the Rosary in art
B Dominicans Art patronage
B Architecture and society (Belgium) (Antwerp) History 17th century
B Art and society (Belgium) (Antwerp) History 17th century
B Sint-Pauluskerk (Antwerp, Belgium) History
Online Access: Table of Contents
Parallel Edition:Electronic
Description
Summary:"This book is about the Dominican church in Antwerp (today St Paul's). It is structured around three works of art, made or procured by Peter Paul Rubens: the Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary cycle (in situ), Caravaggio's Rosary Madonna (Vienna) and the Wrath of Christ high altarpiece (Lyon). Within the artist's lifetime, the church and monastery were completely rebuilt, creating one of the most spectacular sacred spaces in Northern Europe. The author reconceptualises early modern churches as theatres of political economy, advancing an original approach to cultural production in a time of war. Using methodologies at the cutting edge of the humanities, the place of St Paul's is restored to the crux of Antwerp's commercial, civic and religious life"--
Item Description:Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of York, 2020
Includes bibliographical references and index
Guns and Rosaries: The Ecclesia Laicorum as a Realm of Memory -- The Mystery Machine: The Cycle as a Proponent of Piety and Peace -- 'Outstandingly Great Art yet Not High in Price': The Rosary Madonna as a Sacred Commodity -- Four Liefhebbers and a Funeral: Procuring The Rosary Madonna for Profit, Fame and Love -- Apocalypse Later: Michaël Ophovius and the Ecclesia Fratrum
ISBN:9004276378