Art of Renaissance Florence : a city and its legacy /

Art of Renaissance Florence : a city and its legacy /

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Author / Creator:	Nethersole, Scott, author.
Imprint:	London : Laurence King Publishing, 2019. ©2019
Description:	223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Art, Renaissance -- Italy -- Florence. Painting, Renaissance -- Italy -- Florence. Architecture, Renaissance -- Italy -- Florence. Architecture, Renaissance. Art, Renaissance. Italy -- Florence.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11777500

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ISBN:	178627342X 9781786273420
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-217) and index.
Summary:	In this vivid account Scott Nethersole examines the remarkable period of cultural, artistic and intellectual blossoming in Florence from 1400 to 1520 - the period traditionally known as the Early and High Renaissance. He looks at the city and its art with fresh eyes, presenting the well-known within a wider context of cultural reference. Key works of art - from painting, sculpture and architecture to illuminated manuscripts - by artists such as Michelangelo, Donatello, Botticelli and Brunelleschi are showcased alongside the unexpected and less familiar.

Table of Contents:

Map of Florence
Introduction
1. Symbols, Saints and Heroes
2. Telling Tales: The Story of Florentine Art
3. Writing about Art
4. Guilds, Confraternities and Competition
5. Patronage Networks
6. The Patronage of Women
7. Style I: Perspectives on Space
8. Style II: A Turn to Nature or a Return to the Antique?
9. Modes of Viewing: Sacred and Secular Art
10. Medium and Material
Conclusion: A Self-Conscious Art
Primary Sources
Bibliography
Index
Picture Credits