The interpretation of paintings--especially of Old Masters--has
occupied art historians for generations. Rarely, however, have they
attempted to place the subject of their research in its wider
political and international context. So what can we learn, for
example, about the state of 15th-century Europe by studying some of
the great paintings of the time?
In this innovative work, Abolala Soudavar examines seven paintings
by some of the great masters of the 15th century and demonstrates
how we can better understand the state of international relations
and the political rivalries of the time by decoding the figures,
their postures and gestures, the background scenes, the
compositions and much else in these paintings. The result offers
some extraordinary solutions to long-standing puzzles, which
illuminate both the paintings and our understanding of the period.
By decoding these paintings, Soudavar has altered the landscape of
our understanding of 15th-century Art and opened the door to a kind
of political and historical analysis of high culture which will
affect how we study the history of art in future generations.
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