Funerary sculptures of late medieval high-ranking women in the National Archaeological Museum

Throughout its history, the National Archaeological Museum has treasured Gothic funerary monuments of great artistic and documentary value of great artistic and documentary value that express, through their iconography, the values and beliefs of the late Middle Ages values and beliefs of the late medieval period. This study focuses on three of these monuments, belonging to to some highborn women who undertook great funerary projects to perpetuate their fame and that of their lineage fame and that of their lineage by displaying their power.

Collection: Texts

Project: 5. Power and powers in the history of Europe: oligarchies, political participation and democracy., 8. Women and the change for gender equality in Europe.

Chronology: -

Scope: Secondary Education

Link: http://www.man.es/man/dam/jcr:af0d9da7-47ac-4b99-ba2c-52b1f369b65e/2021-bolman-40-25-morales.pdf

Resource type: Pdf

Format: Texts

Owner: Arqueological National Museum of Spain (MAN) (Modernalia)

Abstract: Throughout its history, the National Archaeological Museum has treasured Gothic funerary monuments of great artistic and documentary value of great artistic and documentary value that express, through their iconography, the values and beliefs of the late Middle Ages values and beliefs of the late medieval period. This study focuses on three of these monuments, belonging to to some highborn women who undertook great funerary projects to perpetuate their fame and that of their lineage fame and that of their lineage by displaying their power.