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FT-53635-05
Joyce de Vries
Auburn University (Auburn, AL 36849-0001) |
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Power, Gender, and Cultural Production in the Court of Caterina Sforza (1463-1509)
My project focuses on the collection and patronage practices of Caterina Sforza and cultural production and consumption within her court. I argue that visual and material culture was fundamental in Sforza’s self-creation as a magnificent and indomitable regent in late 15th-century Italy. Within my analysis, I reveal the complexities and paradoxes of Renaissance women’s agency and sexuality; argue that provincial courts provide information crucial to our understanding of the relationship between politics and culture; and demonstrate that a comprehensive study of the princely courts requires a broad range of visual and material sources and interdisciplinary methods. I am seeking support for the final stage of work on this book project.
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Project fields:
Art History and Criticism
Program:
Summer Stipends
Division:
Research Programs
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Total amounts:
$5,000 (approved)
$5,000 (awarded)
Grant period:
6/1/2005 – 8/31/2005
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