Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index



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  • Title: Buonomini Visiting a Sick Woman
  • Creator: Ghirlandaio, Domenico, painter, and his workshop
  • Description: The Buonomini visit a sick woman. From a series of frescoes that illustrate the Seven Works of Corporal Mercy, in the church that was the seat of the Compagnia dei Buonomini, a confraternity that ministered to the poor.
  • Source: Wikimedia Commons
  • Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
  • Subject (See Also): Diseases Domestic Space Seven Corporal Works of Mercy, Artistic Motif
  • Geographic Area: Italy
  • Century: 15
  • Date: la. 1400s
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  • Current Location: Florence, San Martino del Vescovo, oratory
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  • Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Paintings
  • Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Frescoes
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