Heavenly bodies : fashion and the Catholic imagination

By:

Bolton, Andrew, 1966- [author.]

Contributor(s):

9781588396457

Other title:

Fashion and the Catholic imagination

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Exhibition catalogues.

LOC classification:

BX1925 .B65 2018
GT503 .B65 2018
NK4701.N5 M483 2018

Contents:

[v. 1.] I. The Vatican collection -- [v. 2.] II. Fashioning worship ; III. Fashioning devotion.

[v.1] Sponsors' statements ; The Catholic imagination : the example of Michelangelo / David Tracy ; Sacred vestments : color and form / Marzia Cataldi Gallo ; I. The Vatican collection. On priestly garments / Gianfranco Cardinal Ravasi ; Plates -- [v. 2] Introduction / Andrew Bolton ; Vestments and hierarchy in Catholic visual piety / David Morgan ; II. Fashioning worship. A vision of beauty : fashioning heaven on Earth / C. Griffith Mann ; Plates ; III. Fashioning devotion. Habit forming : costume in medieval monastic community / Barbara Drake Boehm ; Plates.

Summary: "Since antiquity, religious beliefs and practices have inspired many of the world's greatest works of art. These masterworks have, in turn, fueled the imaginations of fashion designers in the 20th and 21st centuries, yielding some of the most innovative creations in the history of fashion. 'Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination' explores fashion's complex and often controversial relationship with Catholicism by examining the role of spirituality and religion in contemporary culture. This two-volume publication connects significant religious art and artifacts to their sartorial expressions. Volume one features images of rarely seen objects from the Vatican - ecclesiastical garments and accessories. Volume two focuses on fashions by designers such as Cristobal Balenciaga, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, John Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier, Madame Grés, Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld, Jeanne Lanvin, Claire McCardell, Thierry Mugler, Elsa Schiaparelli, and Gianni Versace. Essays by art historians and leading religious authorities provide perspective on how dress manifests, or subverts, Catholic values and ideology."--Publisher's website.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Whitecliffe Library Oversize	General	Oversize GT 580 BOL Vol. 1 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		0013595
Book	Whitecliffe Library Oversize	General	Oversize GT 580 BOL Vol. 2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		0013594

Catalog of exhibition held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 10-October 8, 2018.

Issued in a slip case.

Includes bibliographical references (page 330).

[v. 1.] I. The Vatican collection -- [v. 2.] II. Fashioning worship ; III. Fashioning devotion.

"Since antiquity, religious beliefs and practices have inspired many of the world's greatest works of art. These masterworks have, in turn, fueled the imaginations of fashion designers in the 20th and 21st centuries, yielding some of the most innovative creations in the history of fashion. 'Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination' explores fashion's complex and often controversial relationship with Catholicism by examining the role of spirituality and religion in contemporary culture. This two-volume publication connects significant religious art and artifacts to their sartorial expressions. Volume one features images of rarely seen objects from the Vatican - ecclesiastical garments and accessories. Volume two focuses on fashions by designers such as Cristobal Balenciaga, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, John Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier, Madame Grés, Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld, Jeanne Lanvin, Claire McCardell, Thierry Mugler, Elsa Schiaparelli, and Gianni Versace. Essays by art historians and leading religious authorities provide perspective on how dress manifests, or subverts, Catholic values and ideology."--Publisher's website.

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