The Riddle of Jael: The History of a Poxied Heroine in Medieval and Renaissance Art and Culture

Author:   P. Scott Brown
Publisher:   Brill
Volume:   278/25
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Pages:   358
Publication Date:   06 March 2018
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Author:   P. Scott Brown
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   278/25
Weight:   0.823kg
ISBN:  

9789004364387


ISBN 10:   9004364382
Pages:   358
Publication Date:   06 March 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Contents Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Introduction PART 1 
The Riddle of Jael 1 Jael under Erasure 2 Jael in Medieval and Early Modern Art and Thought PART 2 
Transformations of Jael (1400–1550) 3 Jan van Eyck and the Early Modern Re-imagination of Jael 4 Albrecht Altdorfer’s Jael, the Power of Women, and Syphilis in Sixteenth-Century Print 5 Lambert Lombard’s Jael, Poxied Penitents, and Northern Humanism PART 3 
Jael among the Haarlem Humanists (1550–1600) 6 Maarten van Heemskerck and Dirck Coornhert’s Power of Women: A Pasquinade on the Perfectibility of the Imperfect Soul 7 Maarten van Heemskerck and Hendrick Goltzius on Jael’s Nail and the Artist’s Hand 8 Philips Galle and Hadrianus Junius’ Jael: A Biblical Circe and Her Eloquent Riddle Epilogue Bibliography Index

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Peter Scott Brown, Ph.D. (2004), Yale University, is Associate Professor of Art History at the University of North Florida. He has published numerous articles on text-image problems, Biblical women, and religious iconography in medieval and early modern art.

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