IMC 2007: Sessions
Session 721: Cities in Medieval Italy and Italians in Medieval Cities, II: Civic Identity - Images, Motifs, Myths
Tuesday 10 July 2007, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | School of History & Archives, University College Dublin / Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge |
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Organisers: | Edward Coleman, Department of History, William R. Day, Department of Coins & Medals, Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge |
Moderator/Chair: | Christine E. Meek, School of Histories & Humanities, Trinity College, Dublin |
Paper 721-a | Urban Image and Civic Identity in Medieval Sienese Painting (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Painting, Political Thought |
Paper 721-b | Romulus and Remus Revisited: Civic Identity in Late Medieval Siena (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Secular, Mentalities, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 721-c | Founders and Heroes in the Late Medieval Italian Commune (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Art History - Painting, Art History - Sculpture, Politics and Diplomacy |
Abstract | This session explores the ways in which a sense of civic identity was visually evident in the late medieval city commune. In this context the papers consider a variety of artistic media including painting, sculpture, architecture, seals, coins, and graffiti. They analyse the specific political messages that the patrons of these works sought to convey and, more generally, seek to understand the meaning of iconic buildings and mythical figures such as city founders in the civic consciousness. Examples will be drawn from various cities but particular attention will be paid to Siena. |