Maria Streicher
researcher
Contact
Universität Tübingen
SFB 1391 „Andere Ästhetik“
Keplerstr. 17
D-72072 Tübingen
Room 16
+49 (0)7071 29-75106
maria.streicher@uni-tuebingen.de
Short CV
seit 2021
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im SFB 1391 "Andere Ästhetik" an der Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
2021
Abschluss Bachelor Romanistik/Spanisch (Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz)
2020
Abschluss Master Kunstgeschichte (Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz)
2018
Abschluss Bachelor Kunstgeschichte (Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz)
Research
Research Project
Seven-branched Candelabra in Churches: Semantics – Contexts – Practices
The research project is an exemplary study of seven-branched candelabra, which can be understood as figures of aesthetic reflection in various ways. It aims to explore autological und heterological aspects, i.e. materiality, design and iconography on one hand, as well as liturgical functions and spatial and sociocultural contexts on the other. For example, the candelabrum in Essen is documented to have served as a funerary chandelier, while the Trivulzio candelabrum in Milan is known for its rich iconographic and iconological program. Meanwhile, the candelabrum in Magdeburg serves as a point of reference for a spatial-programmatic analysis, as it is the only object still placed in its original location. These and other case studies will illustrate the complex interaction and dynamic entanglement of design, meaning, space and actions of the seven-branched candelabra, thus revealing the dimensions of a ‘different‘ aesthetics.