Journal article
Embodying devotion: multisensory encounters with Donatello's Crucifix in S. Croce
- Abstract:
- The reception of art is often described in ocularcentric terms, but all five senses could engage devotional objects in late medieval and early modern Europe. This article explores this phenomenon by considering a wooden crucifix with movable arms made by Donatello for the Franciscan church of S. Croce in Florence in the early fifteenth century. It makes new suggestions about the work's original location, its possible patrons, and its functions and reception, especially during the rituals associated with Good Friday. It also reflects on the challenges scholars face when taking a multisensory approach to premodern visual and material culture.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1017/rqx.2020.217
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Journal:
- Renaissance Quarterly More from this journal
- Volume:
- 73
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 1179-1234
- Publication date:
- 2020-12-23
- Acceptance date:
- 2019-07-31
- DOI:
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1935-0236
- ISSN:
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0034-4338
- Language:
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English
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pubs:1068170
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uuid:0e1bf3cc-3534-4921-8031-8a81bdd130f7
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pubs:1068170
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1068170
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2019-10-30
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- Copyright holder:
- Geraldine A. Johnson
- Copyright date:
- 2020
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- Copyright © The Author 2020. Published by the Renaissance Society of America
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