Building Hagiographies I: Saintly Imagery in Episcopal Monumental Contexts

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Special Session

Organizer Name

Jennifer M. Feltman, Kara Morrow

Organizer Affiliation

Florida State Univ., College of Wooster

Presider Name

Kara Morrow

Paper Title 1

Saint Martin and the Beggar at the Cathedral of Lucca: From Episcopal to Civic Symbol

Presenter 1 Name

Jamie Ann Sanecki (Edwards Memorial Travel Award Winner)

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of Pennsylvania

Paper Title 2

A Hagiography of Site: Nature and History at Wells Cathedral

Presenter 2 Name

Danny Smith

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Williams College

Paper Title 3

Cologne Saints and Coronation Rights: The Choir Screen Paintings in the Cathedral

Presenter 3 Name

Joan A. Holladay

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. of Texas-Austin

Start Date

14-5-2015 1:30 PM

Session Location

Fetzer 1005

Description

An innovative development in the monumental arts of the thirteenth century was the incorporation of saints' lives into the visual programs of buildings, yet the resident imagery of local saints and the local interpretations of universal saints remain understudied topics. This session will consider the ways in which the imagery of saints was incorporated or reinterpreted in the visual programs of cathedrals, thereby constructing careful histories within episcopal contexts.

Jennifer M. Feltman