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Book Atti del VII centenario del Duomo di Firenze  La cattedrale e la citt    2 v

Download or read book Atti del VII centenario del Duomo di Firenze La cattedrale e la citt 2 v written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Lorenzo de  Medici and the Art of Magnificence

Download or read book Lorenzo de Medici and the Art of Magnificence written by F. W. Kent and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2007-02-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past half century scholars have downplayed the significance of Lorenzo de' Medici (1449–1492), called "the Magnificent," as a patron of the arts. Less wealthy than his grandfather Cosimo, the argument goes, Lorenzo was far more interested in collecting ancient objects of art than in commissioning contemporary art or architecture. His earlier reputation as a patron was said to be largely a construct of humanist exaggeration and partisan deference. Although some recent studies have taken issue with this view, no synthesis of Lorenzo as art patron and art lover has yet emerged. In Lorenzo de' Medici and the Art of Magnificence historian F. W. Kent offers a new look at Lorenzo's relationship to the arts, aesthetics, collecting, and building—especially in the context of his role as the political boss (maestro della bottega) of republican Florence and a leading player in Renaissance Italian diplomacy. As a result of this approach, which pays careful attention to the events of his short but dramatic life, a radically new chronology of Lorenzo's activities as an art patron emerges, revealing them to have been more extensive and creative than previously thought. Kent's Lorenzo was broadly interested in the arts and supported efforts to beautify Florence and the many Medici lands and palaces. His expertise was well regarded by guildsmen and artists, who often turned to him for advice as well as for patronage. Lorenzo himself was educated in the arts by such men, and Kent explores his aesthetic education and taste, taking into account what is known of Lorenzo's patronage of music and manuscripts, and of his own creative work as a major Quattrocento poet. Richly illustrated with photographs of Medici landmarks by Ralph Lieberman, Lorenzo de' Medici and the Art of Magnificence offers a masterful portrait of Lorenzo as a man whose achievements might have rivaled his grandfather's had he not died so young.

Book The Medici Women

    Book Details:
  • Author : Natalie R. Tomas
  • Publisher : Taylor & Francis
  • Release : 2017-07-05
  • ISBN : 1351885839
  • Pages : 246 pages

Download or read book The Medici Women written by Natalie R. Tomas and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Medici Women is a study of the women of the famous Medici family of republican Florence in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Natalie Tomas here examines critically the changing contribution of the women in the Medici family to the eventual success of the Medici regime and their exercise of power within it; and contributes to our historical understanding of how women were able to wield power in late medieval and early modern Italy and Europe. Tomas takes a feminist approach that examines the experience of the Medici women within a critical framework of gender analysis, rather than biography. Keeping the historiography to a minimum and explaining all unfamiliar Italian terms, Tomas makes her narrative clear and accessible to non-specialists; thus The Medici Women appeals to scholars of women's studies across disciplines and geographical boundaries.

Book Viewing Renaissance Art

    Book Details:
  • Author : The Open University
  • Publisher : Yale University Press
  • Release : 2007-01-01
  • ISBN : 9780300123432
  • Pages : 342 pages

Download or read book Viewing Renaissance Art written by The Open University and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the values, priorities, and motives of patrons and the purposes and functions of art works produced north and south of the Alps and in post-Byzantine Crete. It begins by considering the social range and character of Renaissance patronage and ends with a study of Hans Holbein the Younger and the reform of religious images in Basle and England. Viewing Renaissance Art considers a wide range of audiences and patrons from the rulers of France to the poorest confraternities in Florence. The overriding premise is that art was not a neutral matter of stylistic taste but an aspect of material production in which values were invested--whether religious, cultural, social, or political.

Book Mary in Western Art

    Book Details:
  • Author : Timothy Verdon
  • Publisher : Hudson Hills
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN : 9780971298194
  • Pages : 252 pages

Download or read book Mary in Western Art written by Timothy Verdon and published by Hudson Hills. This book was released on 2005 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely publication ponders the presence of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, in art, and seeks to evoke the affective rationale underlying Mary's centuries old fascination.

Book Atti del VII centenario del Duomo di Firenze  La cattedrale e la citt    2 v

Download or read book Atti del VII centenario del Duomo di Firenze La cattedrale e la citt 2 v written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Basilica of St Francis in Assisi

Download or read book Basilica of St Francis in Assisi written by Giorgio Bonsanti and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains materials regarding the damage suffered by the Basilica due to the 1997 earthquake.

Book Medioevo musicale

Download or read book Medioevo musicale written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes

Download or read book Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes written by Warburg Institute and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Filippo Brunelleschi

    Book Details:
  • Author : Eugenio Battisti
  • Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
  • Release : 1981
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 400 pages

Download or read book Filippo Brunelleschi written by Eugenio Battisti and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 1981 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Leonardo  Architect

    Book Details:
  • Author : Carlo Pedretti
  • Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
  • Release : 1985
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 366 pages

Download or read book Leonardo Architect written by Carlo Pedretti and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 1985 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The monumental Mole Vanvitelliana in the harbor of the Adriatic City of Ancona is the spectacular setting for a most original Leonardo exhibition. For the first time Leonardo's presence at Urbino and Pesaro as an architect and general engineer in the service of Cesare Borgia in 1502 is presented in a historical and cultural context that includes every aspect of Leonardos art, science and technology, and also his philosophical outlook. The rarely seen materials, presented here in a fully illustrated catalogue, are also discussed in detail by seven scholars of international repute coordinated by the editor.

Book VI centenario della morte di Baldo degli Ubaldi  1400 2000

Download or read book VI centenario della morte di Baldo degli Ubaldi 1400 2000 written by Carla Frova and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Cathedral of Modena

Download or read book Cathedral of Modena written by Chiara Frugoni and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Medioevo

    Book Details:
  • Author : Arturo Carlo Quintavalle
  • Publisher : Mondadori Electa
  • Release : 2008
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 708 pages

Download or read book Medioevo written by Arturo Carlo Quintavalle and published by Mondadori Electa. This book was released on 2008 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book General Catalogue of Printed Books

Download or read book General Catalogue of Printed Books written by British Museum. Department of Printed Books and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: