"This woodcut is by Hans Burgkmair (1473—1531), a German northern Renaissance painter and printmaker who had studied with the artist Martin Schongauer in Colmar and who produced several paintings and hundreds of woodcuts in which is evident the influence of his mentor. Schongauer's method of depicting depth by using cross-hatching (lines in two directions) at edges of planes is evident in the folds of garments depicted in this composition. Some of Burgkmair's work was vernacular, including a series of prints celebrating the triumphs of Emperor Maximilian I, but most of his subject matter consisted of scenes drawn from the lives of the saints, such as this depiction of Saint Iduberga, also know as Saint Ida or Itta of Nivelles, who founded a Benedictine Abbey in Nivelles, Belgium, in the 7th century. Both St. Iduberga and her daughter, St. Gertrude, who succeeded her as Abbess, were known as protectors of those suffering from leprosy. In the 16th century, it was commonly believed that there was a relationship between morality and disease. The leper was a person who was both unclean and threatened society. Throughout Medieval Europe, leprosy was greatly feared, and, in a society fearful of disease, lepers were banned from living within the walls of the city. Although lepers remained on the margins of society, a leper also could be seen as the recipient of good deeds and salvation for the lay and clerical populations. Hospitals to treat leprosy were erected along pilgrimage routes and were often the recipients of alms from pious travelers. By the 16th century, however, the incidence of leprosy was waning, and hospitals for lepers were becoming less common. (Mary and Michael Grizzard, cover-art editors). Woodcut, © Academie Nationale de Medecine, Paris, France, Archives Charmet, The Bridgeman Art Library International."
quarta-feira, 24 de junho de 2009
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"This woodcut is by Hans Burgkmair (1473—1531), a German northern Renaissance painter and printmaker who had studied with the artist Martin Schongauer in Colmar and who produced several paintings and hundreds of woodcuts in which is evident the influence of his mentor. Schongauer's method of depicting depth by using cross-hatching (lines in two directions) at edges of planes is evident in the folds of garments depicted in this composition. Some of Burgkmair's work was vernacular, including a series of prints celebrating the triumphs of Emperor Maximilian I, but most of his subject matter consisted of scenes drawn from the lives of the saints, such as this depiction of Saint Iduberga, also know as Saint Ida or Itta of Nivelles, who founded a Benedictine Abbey in Nivelles, Belgium, in the 7th century. Both St. Iduberga and her daughter, St. Gertrude, who succeeded her as Abbess, were known as protectors of those suffering from leprosy. In the 16th century, it was commonly believed that there was a relationship between morality and disease. The leper was a person who was both unclean and threatened society. Throughout Medieval Europe, leprosy was greatly feared, and, in a society fearful of disease, lepers were banned from living within the walls of the city. Although lepers remained on the margins of society, a leper also could be seen as the recipient of good deeds and salvation for the lay and clerical populations. Hospitals to treat leprosy were erected along pilgrimage routes and were often the recipients of alms from pious travelers. By the 16th century, however, the incidence of leprosy was waning, and hospitals for lepers were becoming less common. (Mary and Michael Grizzard, cover-art editors). Woodcut, © Academie Nationale de Medecine, Paris, France, Archives Charmet, The Bridgeman Art Library International."
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