Piety and Patronage in Seicento Rome: Two Noblewomen and Their Convents

Marilyn Dunn

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Early Modern Women Writers Historical Art and Architecture Studies Historical and Religious Studies of Rome

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In post-Tridentine Rome many devout noblewomen achieved religious fulfillment as founders of convents. As such, they performed a vital role in the spiritual and artistic life of the city. This study of two seicento women, Anna Colonna Barberini and Camilla Orsini Borghese, who founded S. Maria Regina Coeli and SS. Annunziata respectively, documents their patronage and the manner in which noblewomen utilized familial prestige, influence, and wealth to build and decorate convents and their adjoining churches despite numerous obstacles. Their patronage reflects links to that of their families, while the themes of the decorations express their personal piety.

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