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Medievalism at the Foundations
Description
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This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed ‘in plain view’ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australia’s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australia’s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials.
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This artwork can be viewed online at: <a href="http://www.artwhatson.com.au/hawkesbury/the-long-paddock-a-30-year-survey/mother-and-child" target="_self">http://www.artwhatson.com.au/hawkesbury/the-long-paddock-a-30-year-survey/mother-and-child</a>, or in The Long Paddock: A 30 Year Survey Exhibition Catalogue at:<a href="%20http://www.grag.com.au/userfiles/file/4569%20GW%20BOT%20-%20Catalogue_v12.pdf" target="_self"> http://www.grag.com.au/userfiles/file/4569%20GW%20BOT%20-%20Catalogue_v12.pdf</a>
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Title
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‘Mother and Child’ by G. W. Bot
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Art, child, Christ, devotional, exhibition, G. W. Bot, icon, infant Jesus, Madonna, Mary, medieval painters, Mother, Mother and Child, religious art, spirituality, Virgin Mary.
Description
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<p>This linocut print, <em>Mother and Child</em> (1985), by artist G. W. Bot depicts a Madonna and child scene in which the frame is occupied almost exclusively by a Virgin Mary figure holding a child. Although held by a private collector, the piece was exhibited in a number of regional Australian art galleries between 2010 and 2013 as part of a touring exhibition of G. W. Bot’s work – <em>The Long Paddock: A 30 Year Survey</em> – developed by the Goulburn Regional Art Gallery and curated by Peter Haynes. Bot’s inspiration for this work derives from the status of the Madonna and Child as a powerful Christian icon, especially in medieval religious art. During an interview conducted for the educational resource kit accompanying the exhibition, G. W Bot acknowledged this medieval influence: ‘I’ve also found inspiration in the medieval icon painters – I’ve always been fascinated by the question of how to encode spirituality in the visual arts’ (see: <a href="http://www.grag.com.au/userfiles/file/GW%20BOT%20Education%20Kit.pdf" target="_self">http://www.grag.com.au/userfiles/file/GW%20BOT%20Education%20Kit.pdf</a>).</p>
<p>For more on this artwork and other works featured in the exhibition, see the Exhibition Catalogue at: <a href="http://www.grag.com.au/userfiles/file/4569%20GW%20BOT%20-%20Catalogue_v12.pdf" target="_self">http://www.grag.com.au/userfiles/file/4569%20GW%20BOT%20-%20Catalogue_v12.pdf</a></p>
Creator
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G. W. Bot (Chrissy Gishkin)
Source
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<em>The Long Paddock: A 30 Year Survey</em> Exhibition (<a href="http://www.grag.com.au/site/exhibition.php?id=3" target="_self">http://www.grag.com.au/site/exhibition.php?id=3</a>)
Date
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1985
Rights
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Goulburn Regional Art Gallery
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Linocut on BFK Paper, 62cm x 55.5cm
art
child
Christ
devotional
exhibition
G. W. Bot
icon
infant Jesus
Madonna
Mary
medieval painters
Mother
Mother and Child
religious art
spirituality
Virgin Mary
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Title
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Medievalism at the Foundations
Description
An account of the resource
This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed ‘in plain view’ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australia’s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australia’s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials.
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<p>To view this image,</p>
<p>1. go to: <a href="http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/agsa/home/Collection/CollectionSearch.jsp" target="_blank">http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/agsa/home/Collection/CollectionSearch.jsp</a></p>
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Title
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Bouguereau’s Virgin and Child
Subject
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art, artwork, child, Christ Child, crucifixion, devotional art, devotional, gaze, halo, icon, infant Jesus, Madonna, Mary, nostalgia, religious, religion, religious art, SA, South Australia, virgin, Virgin Mary, William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905)
Description
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This work by William Adolphe Bouguereau was acquired by the Art Gallery of South Australia in 1899 with funds from the Elder Bequest. It depicts the Virgin Mary, clothed in a dark green dress with gold trim and seated against a backdrop of rich gold cloth, holding the infant Jesus on her lap. The child’s arms are outstretched in a crucifixion pose. Although this painting dates from the nineteenth century (1888), it is strongly reminiscent of devotional religious art from the medieval period. The colours and composition are generally similar to those employed by medieval artists, while Mary’s downcast gaze and the use of gold circles to represent halos recreate more specific motifs that were common in medieval representations of the Madonna and Child.
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Bourguereau, William Adolphe
Source
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Art Gallery of South Australia
Date
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1888
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Art Gallery of South Australia
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Oil on Canvas, 176 x 102.8 cm
art
artwork
child
Christ Child
crucifixion
devotional
devotional art
gaze
halo
icon
infant Jesus
Madonna
Mary
nostalgia
religion
religious
religious art
SA
South Australia
virgin
Virgin Mary
William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905)
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Medievalism on the Streets
Description
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This Collection analyses popular medievalism in material and public culture from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, with an emphasis on popular medievalist theatre, parades and public spectacles, as well as recreational, literary and political associations. It explores the ways in which medievalism was not simply derivative but also local and disctinctive. In this Collection you will find items relating to medievalism in public contexts and popular culture, and the revisitation or reenactment of the Middle Ages by groups such as the Society for Creative Anachronism.
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<p><a href="http://www.mainlymedieval.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=171_111_101&products_id=488">http://www.mainlymedieval.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=171_111_101&products_id=488</a>.</p>
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Replica Thirteenth-Century Devotional Candleholder
Subject
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artefact, blessing, candle, candles, candleholder, candle-holder, Christ, Christian, Christianity, devotion, devotional, light, ‘Mainly Medieval’, material culture, New South Wales, NSW, re-enactment, reenactment, replica, symbolism
Description
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An advertisement for a replica thirteenth-century devotional candleholder distributed by ‘Mainly Medieval’, an online re-enactor supplies company based in New South Wales. In purified Christianised logic, the candle is a symbol of ‘devotion,’ and (prayerful) ‘study’ (See Gertrude Jobes, Dictionary of Mythology Folklore and Symbols, New York, The Scarecrow Press, 1962, vol. 1, p.284). The candle also symbolises light and, by extension, Christ. This candleholder is a heavy pewter artefact, designed for maximum stability and utility. It contains a blessing which states, “God bless those present and those that made meâ€. Candles and candleholders were used in the homes of the wealthy, especially in the libraries of those able to read and write, as well as in monasteries, churches, and universities. It seems unlikely, however, that such an expensive candleholder as this would be found in peasant dwellings, where rushlights and light from the fire would be sufficient to see after dark.
Creator
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Mainly Medieval
Date
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2011
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Copyright © 2011 Mainly Medieval
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Language
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English
‘Mainly Medieval’
artefact
blessing
candle
candle-holder
candleholder
candles
Christ
Christian
Christianity
devotion
devotional
light
material culture
New South Wales
NSW
re-enactment
reenactment
replica
symbolism