Resumen de The Gendering of Libertas and the International Gothic: Carlo Crivelli's "Ascoli Annunciation"
A study that sets out to uncover overlooked gender biases embedded within the now familiar contrast between the disegno tradition associated with Florence, Italy, and the tradition now known as the International Gothic. After demonstrating how the former has frequently been gendered masculine and equated with liberty and republicanism while the latter has been rhetorically gendered feminine, the author offers a new perspective on this normative dichotomy through the work and historiographical fortunes of Carlo Crivelli. In order to interrogate the correlation between “republican” Florentine art and liberty, the author considers Crivelli's painting Ascoli Annunciation (1486), currently in the National Gallery in London. An examination of this work, which is prominently emblazoned with the word LIBERTAS, challenges assumptions about decorative ornament, the International Gothic, and the tradition of masculinized disegno.
