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Description:Lavishly illustrated and compellingly written by Barbara Wisch, an art historian, and Nerida Newbigin, an historian of Italian theater and spectacle, Acting on Faith: The Confraternity of the Gonfalone in Renaissance Rome is the first interdisciplinary study of the oldest lay brotherhood in the Eternal City. From its origins in the mid-thirteenth century to its extraordinary expansion and development over the course of six centuries, the Gonfalone confraternity, named for the banner carried in processions, is key to understanding lay spirituality, art, and performance practices in Rome. Based on newly discovered documents, unpublished texts, and fresh interpretations of the art, architecture, and plays that the confraternity commissioned, this book illuminates how the Gonfalone negotiated religious and civic tensions, mediated change, and transformed the sacred topography of Rome.Acting on Faith brings together art, theater, religion, and social relationships. The extraordinary range, originality, and quality of the visual material, much of it unpublished, recreate the sacred and civic spaces of Rome at the height of papal power. New interpretations are proposed for the paintings in its famous oratory, the role of miraculous icons in its celebrations, and its sacred drama performed in the Colosseum. The Easter plays, written and acted by the Gonfalone brethren, were the most elaborate confraternal theatrical events in Renaissance Italy, groundbreaking in text, music, stagecraft technology as well as in their ferocious invective against the Jews.Acting on Faith uncovers significant new information on confraternities and anti-Semitism, the role of women in confraternal devotions, and the response of the Gonfalone to the challenges posed by the Protestant Reformation. Setting the standard for religious, philanthropic, and festive performances in the Eternal City, the Gonfalone served as an important model for sodalities across Europe and the New World.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Acting on Faith: The Confraternity of the Gonfalone in Renaissance Rome (Early Modern Catholicism and the Visual Arts). To get started finding Acting on Faith: The Confraternity of the Gonfalone in Renaissance Rome (Early Modern Catholicism and the Visual Arts), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Lavishly illustrated and compellingly written by Barbara Wisch, an art historian, and Nerida Newbigin, an historian of Italian theater and spectacle, Acting on Faith: The Confraternity of the Gonfalone in Renaissance Rome is the first interdisciplinary study of the oldest lay brotherhood in the Eternal City. From its origins in the mid-thirteenth century to its extraordinary expansion and development over the course of six centuries, the Gonfalone confraternity, named for the banner carried in processions, is key to understanding lay spirituality, art, and performance practices in Rome. Based on newly discovered documents, unpublished texts, and fresh interpretations of the art, architecture, and plays that the confraternity commissioned, this book illuminates how the Gonfalone negotiated religious and civic tensions, mediated change, and transformed the sacred topography of Rome.Acting on Faith brings together art, theater, religion, and social relationships. The extraordinary range, originality, and quality of the visual material, much of it unpublished, recreate the sacred and civic spaces of Rome at the height of papal power. New interpretations are proposed for the paintings in its famous oratory, the role of miraculous icons in its celebrations, and its sacred drama performed in the Colosseum. The Easter plays, written and acted by the Gonfalone brethren, were the most elaborate confraternal theatrical events in Renaissance Italy, groundbreaking in text, music, stagecraft technology as well as in their ferocious invective against the Jews.Acting on Faith uncovers significant new information on confraternities and anti-Semitism, the role of women in confraternal devotions, and the response of the Gonfalone to the challenges posed by the Protestant Reformation. Setting the standard for religious, philanthropic, and festive performances in the Eternal City, the Gonfalone served as an important model for sodalities across Europe and the New World.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Acting on Faith: The Confraternity of the Gonfalone in Renaissance Rome (Early Modern Catholicism and the Visual Arts). To get started finding Acting on Faith: The Confraternity of the Gonfalone in Renaissance Rome (Early Modern Catholicism and the Visual Arts), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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