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A Rouen Book Of Hours: Dynamic Religious Accoutrement, Cherished Accessory, And Looking Glass?, Sara Junkins Apr 2023

A Rouen Book Of Hours: Dynamic Religious Accoutrement, Cherished Accessory, And Looking Glass?, Sara Junkins

Art & Art History Student Scholarship

Sara Junkins ’23
Major: Art History and Creative Writing
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Welch, Art and Art History

Sara Junkins submitted an excellent art history thesis in which she mirrors the original owner and patron’s relationship to a 1510 book of hours made in Rouen, France, grappling like the patron with issues of faith, status, gender, and style. An external reviewer highlighted her sophisticated usage of Mircea Eliade’s theory of sacrality, saying that she “convincingly position[s] the book within the dichotomy of the sacred and profane.” Her investigation of the dynamic hybridities and dichotomies in the book—the sacred and the …


Seductive Sacrality: Questioning The Nature Of Seduction Through Golden Age Spanish Paintings Of The Virgin Mary, Nicole V. Jozwik Apr 2020

Seductive Sacrality: Questioning The Nature Of Seduction Through Golden Age Spanish Paintings Of The Virgin Mary, Nicole V. Jozwik

Art & Art History Student Scholarship

Major: Art History
Minor: Spanish, Latin American Studies, and Business and Innovation
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Deborah Johnson, Art and Art History

"Seduction is traditionally understood to have a sexual undertone, but this investigation aims to prove that the seduction of the female nude is not just a manifestation of carnal sexuality, but rather, can be ignited by the qualities of power, motherhood, and salvation.

Spanish Marian images by Zurbarán, Morales, and Machuca will be used to analyze how nudity allures the viewer, but allows the religious message to remain the central force. By referencing John Berger and Laura Mulvey and …


Aemulatio And Sprezzatura: Palladio And The Legacy Of Vitruvius, Cecelia Lahiff Jul 2018

Aemulatio And Sprezzatura: Palladio And The Legacy Of Vitruvius, Cecelia Lahiff

Art Journal

No abstract provided.


Salvation Spectacle: The Judgement Paintings Of Jheronimus Bosch, Alec Scungio Jul 2018

Salvation Spectacle: The Judgement Paintings Of Jheronimus Bosch, Alec Scungio

Art Journal

No abstract provided.


The Sacrifice Of Isaac: Caravaggio’S Merge Of The Spiritual And The Physical, Giovanna Franciosa Aug 2017

The Sacrifice Of Isaac: Caravaggio’S Merge Of The Spiritual And The Physical, Giovanna Franciosa

Art Journal

No abstract provided.


Yellow, Red, And Blue: A Symbolic And Linguistic Analysis Of Gendered Colors In Xix Dynasty Egyptian Mortuary Art, Carolyn Dedeo Dec 2013

Yellow, Red, And Blue: A Symbolic And Linguistic Analysis Of Gendered Colors In Xix Dynasty Egyptian Mortuary Art, Carolyn Dedeo

Art Journal

No abstract provided.