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Art of Renaissance Florence : a city and its legacy / Scott Nethersole.
Fine Arts Library N6921.F765 N4844 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nethersole, Scott, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art, Renaissance--Italy--Florence.
- Art, Renaissance.
- Painting, Renaissance.
- Italy--Florence.
- Painting, Renaissance--Italy--Florence.
- Architecture, Renaissance--Italy--Florence.
- Architecture, Renaissance.
- Physical Description:
- 223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Laurence King Publishing, 2019.
- Summary:
- In this vivid account Scott Nethersole examines the remarkable period of cultural, artistic and intellectual blossoming in Florence from 1400 to 1520 - the period traditionally known as the Early and High Renaissance. He looks at the city and its art with fresh eyes, presenting the well-known within a wider context of cultural reference. Key works of art - from painting, sculpture and architecture to illuminated manuscripts - by artists such as Michelangelo, Donatello, Botticelli and Brunelleschi are showcased alongside the unexpected and less familiar.
- Contents:
- 1 Symbols, Saints and Heroes p. 14
- 2 Telling Tales: The Story of Florentine Art p. 28
- 3 Writing about Art p. 46
- 4 Guilds, Confraternities and Competition p. 64
- 5 Patronage Networks p. 82
- 6 The Patronage of Women p. 102
- 7 Style I: Perspectives on Space p. 120
- 8 Style II: A Turn to Nature or a Return to the Antique? p. 138
- 9 Modes of Viewing: Sacred and Secular Art p. 164
- 10 Medium and Material p. 184.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-217) and index.
- ISBN:
- 178627342X
- 9781786273420
- OCLC:
- 1038398402
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