Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index



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  • Title: Buonomini Taking Inventory
  • Creator: Ghirlandaio, Domenico, painter, and his workshop
  • Description: The Buonomini take inventory after the death of the head of a household. The widow stands in the center of the room as a clerk to the left writes a list. To the right three men look through the contents of a chest.
  • Source: Wikimedia Commons
  • Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
  • Subject (See Also): Domestic Space Seven Corporal Works of Mercy, Artistic Motif Widows
  • 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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