![]() ![]() In a recent article, Sandra Hindmanhas compared the carefully rendered details with documentary evidence.From the physiogomy of Isabeau to the lavishly appointed chamber,Hindman demonstrates that the miniature corresponds with the documentaryrecord, and claims that what she characterizes as the miniature's"stylistic realism" "permits us to consider thevisual artifact as a legitimate historical document." Art historians have long commented on thenaturalism of the image with its articulation of interior spaceand the attention to detail. This manuscript,now in the British Library ( Harley 4431), is introduced with a frequently reproducedminiature showing Christine presenting this book to Isabeau inthe Queen's chamber. Christine de Pizan and Establishing Female Literary AuthorityĪrtHome | ARTH Courses | ARTH 214 Home | ARTH214 Assignmentsīetween 14, Christine de Pizanpresented the Queen of France, Isabeau de Bavière, witha lavishly illustrated copy of her collected works. ![]()
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