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A pair of little gilded shoes: production, cost and meaning in Renaissance footwear

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posted on 2023-06-08, 09:21 authored by Michelle O'Malley
This article focuses on women's luxury footwear to examine issues of economic, material, and familial life in Renaissance Italy. It uses graphic work by Albrecht Dürer to explore footwear design, and draw from disparate sources to propose a new method for evaluating its cost. The article argues that sumptuous footwear was available for a range of prices that are not reflected in surviving payment records, and that it was largely less expensive than moralists and legislators implied. In conclusion, it employs Minerbetti documentation to consider the role particular shoes may have played in developing personal subjectivity.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Renaissance Quarterly

ISSN

0034-4338

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Issue

1

Volume

63

Page range

45-83

Pages

39.0

Department affiliated with

  • Art History Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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