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Nature and the arts in early modern naples / edited by Frank Fehrenbach, Joris van Gastel.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Naturbilder / Images of Nature ; 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art, Modern--History.
- Art, Modern.
- Naples (Italy)--History.
- Naples (Italy).
- Naples (Italy)--Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (270 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin, Germany : De Gruyter, [2020]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Neapel und die Konvergenzen von Natur und Kultur
- The literary, artistic, and scientific culture of early modern Naples is closely linked to the natural topography of the city, stretching from Iacopo Sannazaro’s poetic evocation of the Campania landscape to Giambattista Vico’s approach in which he anchors human civilization to the existential confrontation with natural forces. With the open sea, the rocky coastline, and the menacing presence of Vesuvius, the image of Naples, more than any other city in early modern times, is associated in the collective imagination with the forces of nature. Even the populace was interpreted as a force of nature. In this volume, art, literature, and science historians investigate the convergence of culture and nature in a unique geographic context.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Content
- Introduction
- “Maestra natura”
- Virgile, source artistique et scientifique ‘locale’ dans la Naples aragonaise
- The Monte Nuovo Episode and the Changing Balance between Nature and Heritage in Sixteenth-Century Descriptions of Naples
- “Das unendliche Leben dieser unvergleichlichen Stadt”
- Natura e arte nel diario di un viaggio a Napoli di Monsignor Giovan Battista Confalonieri (1616)
- Silver’s Eye
- Bronzegüsse und Lavaströme
- Funny Games & Fatal Attractions
- Frame, Content, and Surface in Neapolitan Revetment
- „…a qua vivimus“
- Color Plates
- A Porous Baroque
- Possible Ecologies of Vesuvian Nature and Art
- Conoscenza scientifica e pratica artistica
- Bibliography
- Index
- Image Credits
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 3-11-072048-5
- OCLC:
- 1202624576
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