Patronnes et mécènes au cœur de la Renaissance française

Female Patrons and Female Commissioners at the Heart of the French Renaissance This article proposes an overview of the patronage of some of the great ladies of rank who, at the end of the fifteenth and the beginning of the sixteenth centuries, gravitated around the fulcrum of power in France. “H...

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Auteur principal: Wilson-Chevalier, Kathleen
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Publié: 2012
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spelling cairn-RMA_173_0577RMALe Moyen Âge https://shs.cairn.info/revue-le-moyen-age-2011-3-page-577?lang=fr https://doi.org/10.3917/rma.173.0577 Patronnes et mécènes au cœur de la Renaissance française Wilson-Chevalier, Kathleen2012 female patronfemale regentmistressqueenqueen motherwomanbuilder/batisseusefre Le Moyen Âge | CXVII | 3 | 2012-04-14 | p. 577-602 | 0027-2841 RMA_17320 Female Patrons and Female Commissioners at the Heart of the French Renaissance This article proposes an overview of the patronage of some of the great ladies of rank who, at the end of the fifteenth and the beginning of the sixteenth centuries, gravitated around the fulcrum of power in France. “Honest” or “dishonest” (to use the terms then invoked), these women instigated an impressive number of recognized masterpieces in virtually every medium (painting, sculpture, architecture and more), from the Moulins Triptych, to the castle of Anet, to “the greatest building project of the sixteenth century”, the Tuileries. Moreover, a number of distinguished writings on architecture, including the Plus Excellents Bastiments de France by Du Cerceau, were directed at female dedicatees. In the manner of the works propelled by men, those created at the behest of women patrons prove to be inflected by power struggles, dynastic rivalries, political alliances, family ties and friendships ; however, the eyes of these “patronnes” were often riveted on the experiences and achievements of their female peers.Cairn free access
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topic female patron
female regent
mistress
queen
queen mother
womanbuilder/batisseuse
spellingShingle female patron
female regent
mistress
queen
queen mother
womanbuilder/batisseuse
Wilson-Chevalier, Kathleen
Patronnes et mécènes au cœur de la Renaissance française
topic_facet female patron
female regent
mistress
queen
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description Female Patrons and Female Commissioners at the Heart of the French Renaissance This article proposes an overview of the patronage of some of the great ladies of rank who, at the end of the fifteenth and the beginning of the sixteenth centuries, gravitated around the fulcrum of power in France. “Honest” or “dishonest” (to use the terms then invoked), these women instigated an impressive number of recognized masterpieces in virtually every medium (painting, sculpture, architecture and more), from the Moulins Triptych, to the castle of Anet, to “the greatest building project of the sixteenth century”, the Tuileries. Moreover, a number of distinguished writings on architecture, including the Plus Excellents Bastiments de France by Du Cerceau, were directed at female dedicatees. In the manner of the works propelled by men, those created at the behest of women patrons prove to be inflected by power struggles, dynastic rivalries, political alliances, family ties and friendships ; however, the eyes of these “patronnes” were often riveted on the experiences and achievements of their female peers.
author Wilson-Chevalier, Kathleen
author_facet Wilson-Chevalier, Kathleen
author_sort Wilson-Chevalier, Kathleen
title Patronnes et mécènes au cœur de la Renaissance française
title_short Patronnes et mécènes au cœur de la Renaissance française
title_full Patronnes et mécènes au cœur de la Renaissance française
title_fullStr Patronnes et mécènes au cœur de la Renaissance française
title_full_unstemmed Patronnes et mécènes au cœur de la Renaissance française
title_sort patronnes et mécènes au cœur de la renaissance française
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