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Crown and Veil
The Art of Female Monasticism in the Middle Ages
18 March - 3 July 2005
The Art of Female Monasticism in the Middle Ages
18 March - 3 July 2005
An exhibition project of the Art- and Exhibition
Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn, the Ruhrlandmuseum in
Essen and the Arts Foundation North Rhineland-Westfalia (Kunststiftung
NRW)
Press officer
At a glance
The exhibition, »Crown and Veil«, is dedicated to all forms of female religiosity from the early Middle Ages until the Reformation in the sixteenth century. At the center stand »works« that were made by and for nuns and canonesses. How were their buildings decorated, what images did they venerate and which books did they read? It will become apparent that women’s patronage contributed much more to the art of the Middle Ages than is generally supposed. The normative, political and economic conditions for the foundation and development of women’s monasteries will also be considered, as will be the religious, theological and cultural traditions that shaped their daily lives.
Sibylla von Bondorf, Einzelblatt mit
der Legende des hl. Franziskus
Der hl. Franziskus besteigt das
Schiff zu Ancona
Freiburg oder Straßburg, spätes 15. Jh.
Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München
Approximately six hundred outstanding objects from major international
collections will be on exhibit for three months, among them many ensembles
that will be reunited for the first time since the dissolution of the
monasteries from which they originate.
Essen and Bonn
The exhibition will take place simultaneously in two places: Essen and Bonn. It will be possible to visit and take in the two parts of the exhibition independently of one another. Yet the two venues will be closely linked and interrelated one to the other through careful crossreferencing and coordination of their joint conception and presentation. In Essen – until 1803 site of one of the oldest and most important of all »Damenstifte« – the emphasis will be on the medieval tradition of foundations for canonesses, above all, those Saxon institutions situated between the Rhine and the Elbe. In Bonn, the emphasis will be on the reform orders, new foundations and reform movements that shaped the diverse forms of female monasticism.
Publications and Accompanying Program
The exhibition will be documented by an extensive catalogue with essays and entries by leading specialists that will take into account the most recent research. An interdisciplinary colloquium, to be held during the exhibition, will comment on and expand its contributions. A program enabling visits to former female monastic communities in the North-Rhine and Westfalian regions will allow the exhibition to embrace and encompass the entire region.
The exhibition, »Crown and Veil«, is dedicated to all forms of female religiosity from the early Middle Ages until the Reformation in the sixteenth century. At the center stand »works« that were made by and for nuns and canonesses. How were their buildings decorated, what images did they venerate and which books did they read? It will become apparent that women’s patronage contributed much more to the art of the Middle Ages than is generally supposed. The normative, political and economic conditions for the foundation and development of women’s monasteries will also be considered, as will be the religious, theological and cultural traditions that shaped their daily lives.
Sibylla von Bondorf, Einzelblatt mit
der Legende des hl. Franziskus
Der hl. Franziskus besteigt das
Schiff zu Ancona
Freiburg oder Straßburg, spätes 15. Jh.
Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München
Essen and Bonn
The exhibition will take place simultaneously in two places: Essen and Bonn. It will be possible to visit and take in the two parts of the exhibition independently of one another. Yet the two venues will be closely linked and interrelated one to the other through careful crossreferencing and coordination of their joint conception and presentation. In Essen – until 1803 site of one of the oldest and most important of all »Damenstifte« – the emphasis will be on the medieval tradition of foundations for canonesses, above all, those Saxon institutions situated between the Rhine and the Elbe. In Bonn, the emphasis will be on the reform orders, new foundations and reform movements that shaped the diverse forms of female monasticism.
Publications and Accompanying Program
The exhibition will be documented by an extensive catalogue with essays and entries by leading specialists that will take into account the most recent research. An interdisciplinary colloquium, to be held during the exhibition, will comment on and expand its contributions. A program enabling visits to former female monastic communities in the North-Rhine and Westfalian regions will allow the exhibition to embrace and encompass the entire region.
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