Queen as king : politics and architectural propaganda in twelfth-century Spain / by Therese Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Therese, author.

Series:

Medieval and early modern Iberian world ; Volume 30.

Medieval and early modern Iberian world ; Volume 30

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Romanesque--Spain.

Architecture, Romanesque.

Basílica de San Isidoro (León, Spain).

Urraca, Queen of Castile and Leon, 1081-1126--Art patronage.

Urraca.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, [2006]

Summary:

Queen as King traces the origins of San Isidoro in León as a royal monastic complex, following its progress as the site changed from a small eleventh-century palatine chapel housed in a double monastery to a great twelfth-century pilgrimage church served by Augustinian canons. Its most groundbreaking contribution to the history of art is the recovery of the lost patronage of Queen Urraca (reigned 1109-1126). Urraca maintained yet subverted her family's tradition of patronage on the site: to understand her history is to hold the key to the art and architecture of San Isidoro. This new approach to San Isidoro and its patronage allows a major Romanesque monument to be understood more fully than before.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

From Patron to Harlot: How Did Queen Urraca Get Here from There?

The Establishment of San Isidoro as a Palatine Chapel: Fernando I (d. 1065) and Sancha (d. 1067)

The Power of the King's Sister: The Infanta Urraca (d. 1101) and Alfonso VI (d. 1109)

Dynastic Propaganda in a Queen's Patronage at San Isidoro: Urraca of León-Castilla (reigned 1109-1126)

The Painted Cycle of the Pantheon, c. 1109

The Infanta Sancha (d. 1159), Alfonso VII (d. 1157), and Construction of the Monastic Complex

Queen as King: Urraca of León-Castilla (d. 1126), Matilda of England (d. 1167), and Melisende of Jerusalem (d. 1161)

Capitals of the Church of San Isidoro

Mason's Marks

Bibliography

Index

List of Illustrations

Illustrations.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-474-1851-4

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047418511 DOI