Ariadne abandoned, the penitent Magdalene, the Virgin Advocate and Annunciate, John of Patmos, are all frequent themes in the history of art. In one sense, they are figures of absence at once. By r...

Our Lady, the “Pensive One”: Marian iconography critically revisited, with special reference to Rome and Italy, from Early Christian to Renaissance art.

This dissertation is born of a general prejudice against official culture, canonical ideas of art and culture, and the ‘caste- system’ that differentiates between fine art and other cultural activi...