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- Title
RECORDING MIRACLES IN RENAISSANCE ITALY.
- Authors
Laven, Mary
- Abstract
The essay explores the history of the church and shrine of the Madonna dell’Arco located in town of ,Sant’Anastasia, part of Naples, Italy, focusing especially on the material culture of the ex-votos, devotional gifts given in response to prayers answered, located within the church and its surrounds. Topics include the variety of gifts which include painted wooden tablets, anatomical models, and precious jewels.
- Subjects
NAPLES (Italy); ITALY; MARY, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Shrines; VOTIVE offerings; VOTIVE images (Art); MARIAN apparitions; DEVOTION to the Blessed Virgin Mary; CHURCH buildings; HISTORY of Naples, Italy; BUILDINGS
- Publication
Past & Present, 2016, Vol 230, p191
- ISSN
0031-2746
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.1093/pastj/gtw026