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Chiara Frugoni

キアラ・フルゴーニ

Chiara Frugoni

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1940-02-04 (Pisa)
Died
2022-04-09 (Pisa, Italy) age 82
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian
Residence History
Pisa, Italy

Career

Occupations
Historian, Academic
Active Years
1964-2022
Affiliations
University of Pisa, University of Rome Tor Vergata
Influenced By
Arsenio Frugoni
Influenced
Salvatore Settis

Education

Sapienza University of Rome
History
Year of Graduation: 1964
Country: Italy
Thesis: Il tema dei tre vivi e dei tre morti nella tradizione medievale italiana

Awards

Viareggio Prize
1994
Work: Francesco e l'invenzione delle stimmate
Category: エッセイ部門
Organization: Viareggio Prize Committee
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Francesco e l'invenzione delle stimmate

1993 Historical Essay

Historical examination of the invention of the stigmata of Saint Francis.

Middle AgesSaint FrancisIconography

Vita di un uomo: Francesco d'Assisi

1995 Biography

Life of Saint Francis of Assisi.

HagiographyMiddle Ages

Medioevo sul naso

2001 Historical Essay

Medieval inventions like eyeglasses and buttons.

Medieval TechnologyDaily Life

Bibliography

  • Una lontana città. Sentimenti e immagini nel Medioevo
  • Francesco. Un'altra storia
  • Francesco e l'invenzione delle stimmate
  • Vita di un uomo: Francesco d'Assisi

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Integration of text and imagesEmphasis on visual culture
Recurring Motifs
Saint FrancisMedieval IconographyHistory of Everyday Life

Health

  • Tuberculosis
    幼少期
    Spent time in a sanatorium during childhood

Legacy

Renowned medievalist specializing in church history and visual culture, awarded Viareggio Prize. Emphasized the importance of images in historical study.

Trivia

  • Daughter of medievalist Arsenio Frugoni.
  • Married to art historian Salvatore Settis.