Browsing Graduate Theses, Dissertations and Projects by Author "D'Elia, Una"
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Art and Nature at the Court of Francesco I de’ Medici: Coral, Rock Crystal, Lapis Lazuli, and Shells
Merla, HeatherThis dissertation considers the relationship between art and nature in Florence under Grand Duke Francesco I de’ Medici (1541-87) through an investigation of four materials: coral, rock crystal, lapis lazuli, and shells. ... -
Black Africans as ‘Domestic Enemies’ in Late Italian Renaissance Narrative Painting
Morhart, Amanda (2014-02-13)This dissertation investigates the role of black African slaves and servants in relation to Italian Renaissance anxieties about them as ‘domestic enemies.’ Three case studies form the basis of this investigation, and include ... -
On Gilded Ugliness: Donatello's Penitent Magdalen and Issues of Beauty, Sanctity, and Sexuality in Fifteenth Century Florence
Huntley, Theresa (2008-09-28)The sins of the flesh and the mortification of the flesh characterize the biography of the saint known as Mary Magdalen. The polychrome wooden sculpture by Donatello from c.1455 was described by Vasari as: “wasted away by ... -
Vasari, the Medici, and the Grotesques of the Palazzo Vecchio
McColeman, Susanne (2016-01-28)In 1540, Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici and his wife Eleonora di Toledo moved from the Medici palace on the Via Larga into the Palazzo Vecchio, the former seat of the Florentine republican government. As part of the ducal couple’s ...