Venus and the arts of love in Renaissance Florence / Rebekah Compton, College of Charleston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Compton, Rebekah, 1977- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Venus (Roman deity)--Art.

Venus.

Venus (Roman deity).

Art, Italian--Italy--Florence--Themes, motives.

Art, Italian.

Art and society--Italy--Florence--History.

Art and society.

Art, Renaissance--Italy--Florence--Themes, motives.

Art, Renaissance.

Themes, motives.

History.

Italy--Florence.

Genre:

Art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 280 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

In this volume, Rebekah Compton offers the first survey of Venus in the art, culture, and governance of Florence from 1300 to 1600. Organized chronologically, each of the six chapters investigates one of the goddess's alluring attributes - her golden splendor, rosy-hued complexion, enchanting fashions, green gardens, erotic anatomy, and gifts from the sea. By examining these attributes in the context of the visual arts, Compton uncovers an array of materials and techniques employed by artists, patrons, rulers, and lovers to manifest Venusian virtues. Her book explores technical art history in the context of love's protean iconography, showing how different discourses and disciplines can interact in the creation and reception of art. Venus and the Arts of Love offers new insights on sight, seduction, and desire, as well as concepts of gender, sexuality, and viewership from both male and female perspectives in the early modern era.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Mar 2021).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781108913393

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.