The Italian Renaissance altarpiece : between icon and narrative / David Ekserdjian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ekserdjian, David, author.

Contributor:

Adam H. Fetterolf Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Altarpieces, Renaissance--Italy.

Altarpieces, Renaissance.

Italy.

Altarpieces, Italian.

Physical Description:

495 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2021.

Summary:

The altarpiece is one of the most distinctive and remarkable art forms of the Renaissance period. It is difficult to imagine an artist of the time - whether painter or sculptor, major or minor - who did not produce at least one. Though many have been displaced or dismembered, a substantial proportion of these works still survive. Despite the volume of material available, no serious attempt has ever been made to examine the whole subject in depth until now. 'The Italian Renaissance altarpiece' is the first comprehensive study of the genre to examine its content and subject matter in real detail, from the origins of the altarpiece in the 13th century to the time of Caravaggio in the early 1600s. It discusses major developments in the history of these objects throughout Italy, covers the three key categories of Renaissance altarpiece - 'immagini' (icons), 'historie' (narratives), and 'misteri' (mysteries) - and is illustrated with 250 beautiful reproductions of the artworks.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Patrons, Artists, And Contracts

ch. 2 The Virgin And Child And The Saints

ch. 3 Narrative Altarpieces: The Virgin And Christ

ch. 4 Narrative Altarpieces: The Saints

ch. 5 Mysteries

ch. 6 Narrative And The Predella

ch. 7 Frames, Sculpture, And The Altarpiece.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-482) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Adam H. Fetterolf Fund.

ISBN:

9780300253641

0300253648

OCLC:

1198557150

Publisher Number:

99989347440