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Appel à contribution : « The Virgin and the City. Urban Marian Spaces in Late Medieval Europe », en ligne, 9-14 mai 2022, date limite le 1er septembre 2021

The session wishes to analyze the Marian presence in Late Medieval European cities. The scholarly importance of the session lies in understanding how the Virgin became a part of urban landscapes and how the political and civic powers enhanced religious place‐making practices. How was the Mother of God accommodated and exhibited in civic space? What does Marian images’ location reveal about the relationship between devotion and public places? Why did the Virgin become the guarantor of civic unity? And finally, how did Mary personify the “urban ideology”?

On a methodological level, the session will encourage an interdisciplinary socio-spatial approach. Topography, urbanism, and art will be examined in relation with Marian devotion to understand the semantization of the civic space. The analysis of case studies will aim not only to highlight specific aspects and general phenomena in Late Medieval Europe, but also to define key concepts, identities, and devotional practices in urban development processes.

Scholars are invited to submit a 300-word abstract, excluding references.

Proposals should also include:

  • name,
  • affiliation,
  • email address,
  • the title of the presentation,
  • 6 keywords,
  • a selective bibliography,
  • and a short CV.

Please send the documents to maryandthecity.imc2022@gmail.com by September 1, 2021.

Contact information: maryandthecity.imc2022@gmail.com

Fiammetta Campagnoli will be in charge of the selection of papers.


OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
Florence Larcher (4 août 2021). Appel à contribution : « The Virgin and the City. Urban Marian Spaces in Late Medieval Europe », en ligne, 9-14 mai 2022, date limite le 1er septembre 2021. Collectif d'Historiens de l'Art de la Renaissance. Consulté le 11 novembre 2024 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/momy


Florence Larcher

Florence Larcher est doctorante à l'Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Ses recherches sur les images de saint Roch en Italie de 1350 à 1680 l'amènent à étudier la peinture murale, la sérialité et l'itinérance des peintres.

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