Pleasure, politics, and piety : the artistic patronage of Marie de Brabant
Tracy Chapman Hamilton
This dissertation examines the patronage of Marie de Brabant, queen France (1260-1322), and how her commissions transformed atmosphere late Capetian court. Bringing with from native duchy Brabant an established set cultural preferences strikingly different those that saintly Louis IX had promoted in Paris for previous half century, she introduced a love secular material elaborate ceremony upon arrival 1274. Taking form manuscript illumination, sculpture, stained glass, architecture, as well literature, music, science, history, genealogy, ritual, finery, Marie’s trend courtly consumption remainder medieval period. Nearly always political nature, were nonetheless sumptuous to behold, whether or sacred content they announced status Carolingian princess French queen. Analysis frontispiece Bibliotheque l’Arsenal Ms. 3142, richly illuminated miscellany fictional, historical, didactic poetry is crucial understanding taste priorities, complemented by study other France. These varied large scale  – such addition chapels east end church Notre-Dame Mantes window programs chapel St. Nicholas at St.-Nicaise Reims parent’s necropolis Dominicans Louvain smaller format châsse Ste. Gertrude Nivelles donor statues chapelle Navarre Mantes. Most numerous, however, are manuscripts made up diverse library which included romances Adenet le Roi scientific treatises Guillaume Nangis historical religious texts all most renowned creative artists day. After analysis widow, I look activities patron collector influenced royal women, many whom raised whose activities, turn, complicated their mentor’s vision queenship.