In Honor of William R. Cook: Franciscan Themes in Medieval Artistic Representations

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Franciscan Institute, St. Bonaventure Univ.

Organizer Name

Bradley Franco

Organizer Affiliation

Univ. of Portland

Presider Name

Michael F. Cusato, OFM

Presider Affiliation

Franciscan Institute, St. Bonaventure Univ.

Paper Title 1

The Pistoia Dossal and the Development of Thirteenth-Century Franciscan Art

Presenter 1 Name

Bradley Franco

Paper Title 2

Historiographical Issues in the Interpretation of Saint Francis's Poverty

Presenter 2 Name

Daniel Schultz

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. of Chicago

Paper Title 3

Cloistered, Veiled, and Silenced: Poor Clare Nuns and Paolo Veneziano’s Santa Chiara Polyptych

Presenter 3 Name

Beth A. Mulvaney

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Meredith College

Paper Title 4

Other Visions of Francis: Two Cycles of the Life of the Saint

Presenter 4 Name

William R. Cook

Presenter 4 Affiliation

SUNY-Geneseo

Start Date

14-5-2015 1:30 PM

Session Location

Bernhard 204

Description

In anticipation of a forthcoming publication by Brill of a festschrift honoring the lifetime achievement of Bill Cook in the field of medieval art, two of his students and colleagues will present papers on several instances of Franciscan representations in the art of the Middle Ages. Dr. Cook's legacy consists not only in ground-breaking and penetrating analyses of medieval art which has employed Franciscan themes and its subject matter; but he has also trained two generations of scholars currently working in the field. The honoree himself will deliver the fourth paper on a hitherto unexplored aspect of Franciscan art.

Michael F. Cusato OFM