IMC 2020: Sessions
Session 1209: Royal Tombs: Breaching Boundaries
Wednesday 8 July 2020, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Departement Geschiedenis en Kunstgeschiedenis, Universiteit Utrecht |
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| Organiser: | Sanne Frequin, Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies Amsterdam, Universiteit van Amsterdam |
| Moderator/Chair: | Jitske Jasperse, Instituto de Historia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientÃficas (CSIC), Madrid |
| Paper 1209-a | 'Priés Dieu pour leurs ames': The Burgundian Duchesses and Their Tomb Monuments (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Art History - Sculpture, Monasticism |
| Paper 1209-b | Moving Motifs: The Tomb of Philippa of Hainault as Political Propaganda (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Art History - Sculpture, Heraldry |
| Abstract | This session considers five medieval tombs. Scattered across Europe these tombs reflect the connection between royal houses regarding their iconography, style and memoria. The three papers in this session will explore the boundaries of commemoration. The first paper investigates commemoration and access to the reserved monastic spaces, both in life and in death. It addresses the significance of the empty tomb of Isabella of Portugal (d. 1471) and the tomb of her daughter-in-law Margaret of York (d. 1503). The second paper analyses the tomb of Philippa of Hainault (d. 1369) as a political agent. It reflects on the use of commemoration of the dead for the royal couple's political agenda. |