{"title":"Josefa de Ayala and the Penitent Magdalen: 'Huma suavidade que me cercava toda'","authors":"John C. Andrews","doi":"10.1353/port.2022.0001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:This article examines Josefa de Ayala's (1630–1684) late oil on copper painting, The Penitent Magdalen Comforted by Angels (Private Collection) in relation to female devotional culture in seventeenth-century Iberia, taking into account mysticism and quietism, the restrictions placed on the work of a painter of religious iconography and Josefa's own singular status as a donzela emancipada, effectively managing her own financial affairs as a single woman.Resumo:Este artigo examina a pintura tardia em óleo sobre cobre de Josefa de Ayala (1630–1684), Maria Madalena Confortada pelos Anjos (em posse privada), em relação com a cultura feminina devocional na Península Ibérica do século XVII, tomando em conta o misticismo e o quietismo, as restrições impostas à obra de uma pintora de iconografia religiosa, e a própria posição singular de Josefa como donzela emancipada, assumindo o controle dos seus próprios assuntos financeiros como mulher solteira.","PeriodicalId":42713,"journal":{"name":"PORTUGUESE STUDIES","volume":"38 1","pages":"25 - 44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1000,"publicationDate":"2022-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"PORTUGUESE STUDIES","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1353/port.2022.0001","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract:This article examines Josefa de Ayala's (1630–1684) late oil on copper painting, The Penitent Magdalen Comforted by Angels (Private Collection) in relation to female devotional culture in seventeenth-century Iberia, taking into account mysticism and quietism, the restrictions placed on the work of a painter of religious iconography and Josefa's own singular status as a donzela emancipada, effectively managing her own financial affairs as a single woman.Resumo:Este artigo examina a pintura tardia em óleo sobre cobre de Josefa de Ayala (1630–1684), Maria Madalena Confortada pelos Anjos (em posse privada), em relação com a cultura feminina devocional na Península Ibérica do século XVII, tomando em conta o misticismo e o quietismo, as restrições impostas à obra de uma pintora de iconografia religiosa, e a própria posição singular de Josefa como donzela emancipada, assumindo o controle dos seus próprios assuntos financeiros como mulher solteira.
摘要:本文考察了Josefa de Ayala(1630–1684)晚期的铜版油画《天使安慰的忏悔抹大拉》(私人收藏)与17世纪伊比利亚女性虔诚文化的关系,同时考虑了神秘主义和安静主义,对宗教肖像画家作品的限制,以及Josefa作为一名解放少女的独特地位,她作为一名单身女性有效地管理着自己的财务。摘要:本文考察了Josefa de Ayala(1630–1684),Maria Magdalena Conforted by the Angels(私人所有)的晚期铜油画,与17世纪伊比利亚半岛的虔诚女性文化有关,考虑到神秘主义和安静主义,对宗教图像画家作品的限制,以及约瑟芬作为一个解放少女的独特地位,作为一个单身女性控制着自己的财务事务。
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The only English-language journal devoted to the literature, culture, and history of Portugal, Brazil, and the Portuguese-speaking countries of Africa. Launched in 1985, it received the "Best New Journal Award" of the Conference of Editors of Learned Journals in 1987. It publishes articles, translations, previously unpublished historical and literary texts, bibliographical information, and a survey of research and reviews.