Christine de Pizan's Workshop with Ines Villela-Petit
Who is Christine de Pizan? Most know of her as a prolific medieval author, or at least know that she found a seat at Judy Chicago\u2019s table. But how did she work and procure materials? Who worked for her and with her? How did she select her illuminators? Did she deal directly with the Queen? Find out with author and art historian In\xe8s Villela-Petit and our host Sandra Hindman as they discuss the discoveries produced by Villela-Petit\u2019s monograph on Christine de Pizan\u2019s workshop, L'atelier de Christine de Pizan. They uncover the material processes behind the scenes of Christinian creation, the social dynamics of the atelier and Christine\u2019s relationship with the royal court. Through author's drafts, pigment and parchment, traces and marks on the page, and the "stories" told in Christinian painting In\xe8s Villela-Petit places Christine de Pizan's workshop in its material context. Today Sandra Hindman and In\xe8s Villela-Petit explore International Gothic society, discussing Villela-Petit\u2019s realization of an \u201cideal\u201d Christinian manuscript\u2013\u2013 from the purchase of the raw materials through the delivery of the manuscript to the Queen.\nThis conversation was recorded on Tuesday, April 14, 2021.