Sense knowledge and the challenge of Italian Renaissance art : El Greco, Vélazquez, Rembrandt / Giles Knox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knox, Giles, author.

Series:

Visual and material culture, 1300-1700 ; 17.

Visual and material culture, 1300-1700 ; 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Painting, Renaissance.

Senses and sensation in art--History.

Senses and sensation in art.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

233 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Giles Knox examines how El Greco, Velázquez, and Rembrandt, though a disparate group of artists, were connected by a new self-consciousness with respect to artistic tradition. In particular, Knox considers the relationship of these artists to the art of Renaissance Italy, and sets aside nationalist art histories in order to see the period as one of fruitful exchange. Across Europe during the seventeenth century, artists read Italian-inspired writings on art and these texts informed how they contemplated their practice. Knox demonstrates how these three artists engaged dynamically with these writings, incorporating or rejecting the theoretical premises to which they were exposed. Additionally, this study significantly expands our understanding of how paintings can activate the sense of touch. Knox discusses how Velázquez and Rembrandt, though in quite different ways, sought to conjure for viewers thoughts about touching that resonated directly with the subject matter they depicted." -- back cover.

Contents:

Introduction : polemics of painting

Part One. Origin stories and the challenge of Italy

El Greco : Italy, Crete, Toledo

From El Greco to Velázquez : Juan Bautista Maíno

Part Two. Illusion, materiality, touch

Velázquez and inversion : making and illusion

Vulcan, Mars, and Venus : erotic touch

Late Rembrandt I : texture and the skilled touch

Late Rembrandt II : feeling with the eyes

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-228) and index.

ISBN:

9463725717

9789463725712

OCLC:

1108320978