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Research Article

Reviving the forma vitae: identity, authority and material culture in the first Portuguese convents of Colettine Clarisses

Received 13 Jun 2023, Accepted 22 Dec 2023, Published online: 12 Jan 2024

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Figure 1. First Rule of Saint Claire (Opening folio), Diogo de Leiria, Rule of Saint Clare, 1523. Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal, Il. 208, fol. 1r. Photo: Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal.

Figure 1. First Rule of Saint Claire (Opening folio), Diogo de Leiria, Rule of Saint Clare, 1523. Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal, Il. 208, fol. 1r. Photo: Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal.

Figure 2. First Rule of Saint Claire (Opening folio), António de Tomar, Rule of Saint Clare, sixteenth century. Biblioteca Pública de Évora, Cod. CXIII/1–43, fol. 1r. Photo: author.

Figure 2. First Rule of Saint Claire (Opening folio), António de Tomar, Rule of Saint Clare, sixteenth century. Biblioteca Pública de Évora, Cod. CXIII/1–43, fol. 1r. Photo: author.

Figure 3. Apparition of an Angel to Saint Claire, Saint Agnes and Saint Colette, attributed to Quentin de Metsys, c. 1491–1507. Photo: Museu de Setúbal/Convento de Jesus.

Figure 3. Apparition of an Angel to Saint Claire, Saint Agnes and Saint Colette, attributed to Quentin de Metsys, c. 1491–1507. Photo: Museu de Setúbal/Convento de Jesus.

Figure 4. Apparition of an Angel to Saint Claire, Saint Agnes and Saint Colette, attributed to Jorge Afonso, c. 1517–1530. Photo: Museu de Setúbal/Convento de Jesus.

Figure 4. Apparition of an Angel to Saint Claire, Saint Agnes and Saint Colette, attributed to Jorge Afonso, c. 1517–1530. Photo: Museu de Setúbal/Convento de Jesus.

Figure 5. Apparition of an Angel to Saint Claire, Saint Agnes and Saint Colette, artist unknown, c. 1510–1520. Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga. Photo: José Pessoa. Direção-Geral do Património Cultural/Arquivo de Documentação Fotográfica.

Figure 5. Apparition of an Angel to Saint Claire, Saint Agnes and Saint Colette, artist unknown, c. 1510–1520. Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga. Photo: José Pessoa. Direção-Geral do Património Cultural/Arquivo de Documentação Fotográfica.