Joanna (prioress of Lothen)

Joanna (prioress of Lothen), a twelfth century nun, was the prioress of the monastery of Lothen in Germany.[1]

Joanna is remembered for her tapestry work.[2] Around the year 1200, Joanna, along with two of her nuns named Alheidis and Reglindis, wove a series of tapestries.[3] The tapestries were well regarded, and have been described as brilliant.[3] The scenes depicted on the tapestry tell the story of the monastery's tumultuous history.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 McGuire, Thérèse B (1988). "Monastic Artists and Educators of the Middle Ages". Woman's Art Journal 9 (2): 3–9. doi:10.2307/1358313.
  2. ↑ ed.; Bluestone, with an introd. by Natalie Harris (1995). Double vision : perspectives on gender and the visual arts. Madison [u.a.]: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. Press [u.a.] p. 71. ISBN 0838635407.
  3. 1 2 Williams, Marty Newman; Echols, Anne (1993). Between pit and pedestal : women in the Middle Ages. Princeton, NJ: Markus Wiener Pub. p. 232. ISBN 0910129339.
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