The Book of Ruth and Blanche of Castile women with a heart of men

Although The Book of Ruth did not gain a remarkable status in the corps of the visual arts of the early centuries of the Christian era, it became a major theme in the works commissioned under the rule of the Capetian family in 13th-century France. It was Blanche of Castile who initiated the presenta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barṭal, Rut (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden Alexandros Press 2023
Subjects:
Ruth > (Biblical figure) > Art
Blanche > of Castile, Queen, consort of Louis VIII, King of France > 1188-1252
Capet, House of
Capétiens
Sainte-Chapelle (Paris, France)
Bible > Ruth > In art
Bible moralisée
Bibel
Maciejowski bible
Rut <Biblische Person>
Blanka <Frankreich, Königin>
Illuminierte Handschrift
France > Religious life and customs > 13th century
Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents:
  • The book of Ruth : text and commentaries
  • The Capetians : "the most Christan kings"
  • The book of Ruth : early imagery
  • The book of Ruth : Psalters and Bibles in the 13th century
  • The book of Ruth : works of art made for the Capetian royal family. The Bibles moralisées ; The Morgan Bible ; The Saint Chapelle ; The Arsenal Bible
  • Genealogy : text and image
  • Pilgrimage and crusade
  • The Church and the Jews : Ruth and Orpha
  • Conclusive remarks : the question of patronage.

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