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Visual Humanism : Collaborations between Artists and Humanists (1400-1700) / edited by Marieke van den Doel & Maria Fiammetta Iovine.
Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2026 Available online
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- Book
- Series:
- Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books online, Collection 2026.
- NIKI Studies in Netherlandish-Italian Art History ; 17.
- Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books online, Collection 2026
- NIKI Studies in Netherlandish-Italian Art History ; 17
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art--History.
- Art.
- Religious Studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (311 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Collaborations between Artists and Humanists (1400-1700)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2026.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Renaissance artists and humanists worked closely together on artistic projects that promoted the revival of antiquity and restored the pagan gods to their former glory. Artists often took on the role of ‘visual humanist’ themselves. This book examines the role of artists in various collaborations and addresses the question: was the revival of the pagan gods an artistic game or a religious practice? It thus provides new insights into a much-researched debate.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Series Information
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Director's Remarks
- Acknowledgements
- Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- A Note in Passing
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Agential Entanglements in Renaissance Art: Locating Ancient Gods in Religious Discourse
- Chapter 2 Reframing the 'Twilight of the Gods'
- Chapter 3 Visual Humanism and Paganism in the Tempio Malatestiano in Rimini
- Chapter 4 The Problem of Religion in Renaissance Allegory
- Chapter 5 Who Is Best at Restoring Ancient Rome? Collaboration and Rivalry between Visual Artists and Humanist Writers in the 'Renaissance Battle for Rome'
- Chapter 6 Sailing the Sea of Fortune: Visual Humanism by Jacques de Gheyn II and Hugo Grotius
- Chapter 7 The Olympians on the Renaissance Stage: Giovan Battista della Porta's Coelestis Physiognomonia (1603) and the Planetary Gods
- Chapter 8 The Visual Language of Botticelli's Primavera
- Chapter 9 Letture della Primavera e una proposta per la perduta decorazione della Villa dello Spedaletto
- Chapter 10 Drawing on Vitruvius and Pliny: Raphael's Technical and Stylistic Revival of Ancient Roman Painting in the Stufetta of Cardinal Bibbiena
- Chapter 11 Pinturicchio Revives Ancient Egypt in the Borgia Apartments
- Index Nominum
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: van den Doel, Marieke J. E. Visual Humanism
- ISBN:
- 9789004710917
- OCLC:
- 1612727752
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004710917 DOI
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