Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 7654
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Tolley , Thomas.
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  • Title: States of Independence: Women Regents as Patrons of the Visual Arts in Renaissance France
  • Source: Renaissance studies : journal of the Society for Renaissance Studies 10, 2 (June 1996): Pages 237 - 258.
  • Description:
  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Anne of Brittany, Queen- Consort of Charles VIII and Louis XII of France Art History- General Patronage, Artistic Queens Regents
  • Award Note:
  • Geographic Area: France
  • Century: 15- 16
  • Primary Evidence:
  • Illustrations: Nine figures. Seven are illustrations of queens or regents, including two portraits of Anne of Brittany. There is a detail of the tomb that Anne constructed for her parents, François II, Duke of Brittany, and his duchess, Margaret of Foix. There is also a manuscript illustration of Joan of Arc from the "Vie des femmes illustres" commissioned by Anne of Brittany.
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  • Author's Affiliation: University of Edinburgh
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  • Year of Publication: 1996.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 02691213