Dr. Sarah Joan Moran
@lc-beguines.bsky.social
Historian of early modern #4B Catholic women, especially their patronage of art & architecture. Mostly Southern Low Countries. #nuntastic
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8692-4321
Developmental scholarly editing: www.SJMoranEditing.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8692-4321
Developmental scholarly editing: www.SJMoranEditing.com
CFP: Yale graduate student conference "Ephemera & Place in the Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern Worlds," April 17, 2026.
This event will investigate how pre-modern art and architecture shaped and was shaped by ephemeral activities. Deadline Jan 9.
This event will investigate how pre-modern art and architecture shaped and was shaped by ephemeral activities. Deadline Jan 9.
November 20, 2025 at 9:27 AM
CFP: Yale graduate student conference "Ephemera & Place in the Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern Worlds," April 17, 2026.
This event will investigate how pre-modern art and architecture shaped and was shaped by ephemeral activities. Deadline Jan 9.
This event will investigate how pre-modern art and architecture shaped and was shaped by ephemeral activities. Deadline Jan 9.
Submissions open! 14th annual HGSCEA Emerging Scholars Essay Prize: $500 to the author of a 2025 article/essay on history of German, Scandinavian, or Central European art, architecture, design, or visual culture.
Applicants must be members of HGSCEA (hgscea.org/hgscea-membe...).
Applicants must be members of HGSCEA (hgscea.org/hgscea-membe...).
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Submissions open! 14th annual HGSCEA Emerging Scholars Essay Prize: $500 to the author of a 2025 article/essay on history of German, Scandinavian, or Central European art, architecture, design, or visual culture.
Applicants must be members of HGSCEA (hgscea.org/hgscea-membe...).
Applicants must be members of HGSCEA (hgscea.org/hgscea-membe...).
Plan of the Aarschot Beguinage, 1673. Such a lovely orchard!
#nuntastic
#nuntastic
October 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Plan of the Aarschot Beguinage, 1673. Such a lovely orchard!
#nuntastic
#nuntastic
Epitaph of Joanna Hasaert and her nieces/cousins Marie Ghisquiere and Margareta van Mosschroen, all Beguines at the Ghent Grand Beguinage. Installed below a statue of St. John. Ghent, St. Elisabeth's church.
#nuntastic
#nuntastic
October 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Epitaph of Joanna Hasaert and her nieces/cousins Marie Ghisquiere and Margareta van Mosschroen, all Beguines at the Ghent Grand Beguinage. Installed below a statue of St. John. Ghent, St. Elisabeth's church.
#nuntastic
#nuntastic
Epitaph of Beguine Joanna Vanden Straeten, beneath a statue of St. Catherine of Siena, Ghent, St. Elizabeth's church, formerly of the city's Grand Beguinage.
#nuntastic
#FlemishArt
#nuntastic
#FlemishArt
October 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Epitaph of Beguine Joanna Vanden Straeten, beneath a statue of St. Catherine of Siena, Ghent, St. Elizabeth's church, formerly of the city's Grand Beguinage.
#nuntastic
#FlemishArt
#nuntastic
#FlemishArt
Portrait of an Augustinian sister from the Antwerp Zwartzusters convent.Sixteenth century. I bet we can match that coat of arms to a name!
#nuntastic #FlemishArt
#nuntastic #FlemishArt
October 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Portrait of an Augustinian sister from the Antwerp Zwartzusters convent.Sixteenth century. I bet we can match that coat of arms to a name!
#nuntastic #FlemishArt
#nuntastic #FlemishArt
The Virgin Mary on the rostrum of the pulpit at the Herentals Beguine church, framed by symbols of the Evangelists. Late 17th century. #nuntastic #FlemishArt
October 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The Virgin Mary on the rostrum of the pulpit at the Herentals Beguine church, framed by symbols of the Evangelists. Late 17th century. #nuntastic #FlemishArt
Angels guard the passages through a screen at the #Diest Beguine church, which probably separated the Beguine community from the laity during services. Probably by the sculptor Jan Mason, aboutu 1670. #nuntastic #FlemishArt #ArtHistory
October 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Angels guard the passages through a screen at the #Diest Beguine church, which probably separated the Beguine community from the laity during services. Probably by the sculptor Jan Mason, aboutu 1670. #nuntastic #FlemishArt #ArtHistory
Utterly charming devotional portrait at the Lier Augustinian (Zwartzusters) convent. The patron, Magdalena de Backer, included her name and the date of 1690 in an inscription. Photo via the KIK-IRPA. #nuntastic
October 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Utterly charming devotional portrait at the Lier Augustinian (Zwartzusters) convent. The patron, Magdalena de Backer, included her name and the date of 1690 in an inscription. Photo via the KIK-IRPA. #nuntastic
Not even a week after academia.edu's new TOS claiming the right to use all content to create AI slop (negating the former opt-out), they "cite" me on an SCSC panel w/ which I had nothing to do. My paper existed. The panel existed. The panel organizer did not mention me.
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September 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Not even a week after academia.edu's new TOS claiming the right to use all content to create AI slop (negating the former opt-out), they "cite" me on an SCSC panel w/ which I had nothing to do. My paper existed. The panel existed. The panel organizer did not mention me.
Account deleted.
Account deleted.
If you're in Florence next weekend, this looks amazing! And fabulous poster, kudos to the graphic designer :)
Conference: "Early Modern Mansplaining! Male-Authored Histories Of Women"
25-26 September 2025
Palazzo Alberti, Via de’ Benci 10, Florence
Conference: "Early Modern Mansplaining! Male-Authored Histories Of Women"
25-26 September 2025
Palazzo Alberti, Via de’ Benci 10, Florence
September 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you're in Florence next weekend, this looks amazing! And fabulous poster, kudos to the graphic designer :)
Conference: "Early Modern Mansplaining! Male-Authored Histories Of Women"
25-26 September 2025
Palazzo Alberti, Via de’ Benci 10, Florence
Conference: "Early Modern Mansplaining! Male-Authored Histories Of Women"
25-26 September 2025
Palazzo Alberti, Via de’ Benci 10, Florence
#CFP
Be part of our #RSA2026 panel in San Francisco!
"Interrogating Sovereignty: Catholicism and Female Authority in Tudor-Habsburg Networks"
Deadline July 24
Share freely!
#WomensHistory #ArtHistory #EarlyModern #Medieval #Catholic #Tudor #Habsburg #XX #Monarchy #Queens #Nobility #Renaissance
Be part of our #RSA2026 panel in San Francisco!
"Interrogating Sovereignty: Catholicism and Female Authority in Tudor-Habsburg Networks"
Deadline July 24
Share freely!
#WomensHistory #ArtHistory #EarlyModern #Medieval #Catholic #Tudor #Habsburg #XX #Monarchy #Queens #Nobility #Renaissance
July 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
#CFP
Be part of our #RSA2026 panel in San Francisco!
"Interrogating Sovereignty: Catholicism and Female Authority in Tudor-Habsburg Networks"
Deadline July 24
Share freely!
#WomensHistory #ArtHistory #EarlyModern #Medieval #Catholic #Tudor #Habsburg #XX #Monarchy #Queens #Nobility #Renaissance
Be part of our #RSA2026 panel in San Francisco!
"Interrogating Sovereignty: Catholicism and Female Authority in Tudor-Habsburg Networks"
Deadline July 24
Share freely!
#WomensHistory #ArtHistory #EarlyModern #Medieval #Catholic #Tudor #Habsburg #XX #Monarchy #Queens #Nobility #Renaissance
#CFP
Be part of our #RSA2026 panel in San Francisco!
"Interrogating Sovereignty: Catholicism and Female Authority in Tudor-Habsburg Networks"
Deadline July 24
Share freely!
#WomensHistory #ArtHistory #EarlyModern #Medieval #Catholic #Tudor #Habsburg #XX #Monarchy #Queens #Nobility #Renaissance
Be part of our #RSA2026 panel in San Francisco!
"Interrogating Sovereignty: Catholicism and Female Authority in Tudor-Habsburg Networks"
Deadline July 24
Share freely!
#WomensHistory #ArtHistory #EarlyModern #Medieval #Catholic #Tudor #Habsburg #XX #Monarchy #Queens #Nobility #Renaissance
July 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
#CFP
Be part of our #RSA2026 panel in San Francisco!
"Interrogating Sovereignty: Catholicism and Female Authority in Tudor-Habsburg Networks"
Deadline July 24
Share freely!
#WomensHistory #ArtHistory #EarlyModern #Medieval #Catholic #Tudor #Habsburg #XX #Monarchy #Queens #Nobility #Renaissance
Be part of our #RSA2026 panel in San Francisco!
"Interrogating Sovereignty: Catholicism and Female Authority in Tudor-Habsburg Networks"
Deadline July 24
Share freely!
#WomensHistory #ArtHistory #EarlyModern #Medieval #Catholic #Tudor #Habsburg #XX #Monarchy #Queens #Nobility #Renaissance
The church of the Beguinage at Diest was built in the 1320s-1340s, to replace a chapel that had become too small for the growing community of Beguines. One of the only surviving elements of its original interior decoration is this exquisite marble Madonna (1344), now in the Met.
May 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The church of the Beguinage at Diest was built in the 1320s-1340s, to replace a chapel that had become too small for the growing community of Beguines. One of the only surviving elements of its original interior decoration is this exquisite marble Madonna (1344), now in the Met.
Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel, depicted in a print designed by Abraham van Diepenbeeck & engraved by Conrad Lauwers, mid-17th c. The print advertises the miraculous statue's healing powers, and shows the beautiful church built for her by the archdukes Albert & Isabella in the 1620s.
May 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel, depicted in a print designed by Abraham van Diepenbeeck & engraved by Conrad Lauwers, mid-17th c. The print advertises the miraculous statue's healing powers, and shows the beautiful church built for her by the archdukes Albert & Isabella in the 1620s.
Lucas II Horenbault's 'Fountain of Life' altarpiece for the Beguines of the Small Beguinage of Ghent, painted in 1596. Drawing from Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece, the work is insistently Catholic, linking Christ's Sacrifice to the mass. In the background of the left panel we see a group of Beguines!
April 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Lucas II Horenbault's 'Fountain of Life' altarpiece for the Beguines of the Small Beguinage of Ghent, painted in 1596. Drawing from Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece, the work is insistently Catholic, linking Christ's Sacrifice to the mass. In the background of the left panel we see a group of Beguines!
This beautiful carved wooden door, made probably in the 1660s, graces the main portal of the church of St. Margaret at the Beguinage of Lier. Viewers are greeted by figures of Margaret, the Virgin and Child, and Beguine patron St. Begga of Andenne.
April 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
This beautiful carved wooden door, made probably in the 1660s, graces the main portal of the church of St. Margaret at the Beguinage of Lier. Viewers are greeted by figures of Margaret, the Virgin and Child, and Beguine patron St. Begga of Andenne.
My article "Low Countries Women as Funders of Art and Architecture" out now in the new special issue of the Early Modern Low Countries journal. Issue is on women, both North & South LC. Check out the other authors' pieces too!
#ArtHistory
#FlemishArt
#WomensHistory
emlc-journal.org/article/view...
#ArtHistory
#FlemishArt
#WomensHistory
emlc-journal.org/article/view...
April 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
My article "Low Countries Women as Funders of Art and Architecture" out now in the new special issue of the Early Modern Low Countries journal. Issue is on women, both North & South LC. Check out the other authors' pieces too!
#ArtHistory
#FlemishArt
#WomensHistory
emlc-journal.org/article/view...
#ArtHistory
#FlemishArt
#WomensHistory
emlc-journal.org/article/view...
Lucas Gassel, Courtly Grounds with Scenes from the Story of David and Bathsheba, about 1540. There are several known versions and copies of this enigmatic composition, which highlights the fantastical landscape and a circular maze at center. This one @ the Wadsworth Atheneum.
#ArtHistory
#FlemishArt
#ArtHistory
#FlemishArt
April 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Lucas Gassel, Courtly Grounds with Scenes from the Story of David and Bathsheba, about 1540. There are several known versions and copies of this enigmatic composition, which highlights the fantastical landscape and a circular maze at center. This one @ the Wadsworth Atheneum.
#ArtHistory
#FlemishArt
#ArtHistory
#FlemishArt
And I'm not great with stuff before 1585.. 😂 I think it's just chaos in the 17th c. Here's both arrangements (good right/bad left; bad right/good left) in the same book..
April 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
And I'm not great with stuff before 1585.. 😂 I think it's just chaos in the 17th c. Here's both arrangements (good right/bad left; bad right/good left) in the same book..
Anthony van Dyck, Chronos Clipping the Wings of Cupid, Stockholm Nationalmuseum.
This unusual subject conveys a rather sad message: time always conquers love, whether because passions fade, or fate separates the lovers - by distance or death.
#ArtHistory
#EarlyModern
This unusual subject conveys a rather sad message: time always conquers love, whether because passions fade, or fate separates the lovers - by distance or death.
#ArtHistory
#EarlyModern
April 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Anthony van Dyck, Chronos Clipping the Wings of Cupid, Stockholm Nationalmuseum.
This unusual subject conveys a rather sad message: time always conquers love, whether because passions fade, or fate separates the lovers - by distance or death.
#ArtHistory
#EarlyModern
This unusual subject conveys a rather sad message: time always conquers love, whether because passions fade, or fate separates the lovers - by distance or death.
#ArtHistory
#EarlyModern
I love this Fruit Stall by Frans Snyders in the Hermitage (St. Petersburg), not least for the detail on these two women's outfits. So much to think about in terms of class, materiality, textile production, regionalism. We need more work on #LowCountries dress history!
#ArtHistory
#Early Modern
#ArtHistory
#Early Modern
April 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I love this Fruit Stall by Frans Snyders in the Hermitage (St. Petersburg), not least for the detail on these two women's outfits. So much to think about in terms of class, materiality, textile production, regionalism. We need more work on #LowCountries dress history!
#ArtHistory
#Early Modern
#ArtHistory
#Early Modern