The Miraculous Image in Renaissance Florence
Megan Holmes
In Renaissance Florence, certain paintings and sculptures of the Virgin Mary and Christ were believed to have extraordinary efficacy in activating potent sacred intercession. Cults sprung up around these “miraculous images” in the city and surrounding countryside beginning in the late 13th century. In The Miraculous Image in Renaissance Florence, Megan Holmes questions what distinguished these paintings and sculptures from other similar sacred images, looking closely at their material and formal properties, the process of enshrinement, and the foundation legends and miracles associated with specific images. Whereas some of the images presented in this fascinating book are well known, such ... Read more
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“Megan Holmes’s The Miraculous Image in Renaissance Florence explores this fascinating and hitherto neglected subject with admirable clarity and insight.” —David Ekserdjian, The Spectator
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