Pontormo and the Art of Devotion in Renaissance Italy (Hardcover)

Both lauded and criticized for his pictorial eclecticism, the Florentine artist Jacopo Carrucci, known as Pontormo, created some of the most visually striking religious images of the Renaissance. These paintings, which challenged prevailing illusionistic conventions, mark a unique contribution into the complex relationship between artistic innovation and Christian traditions in the first half of the sixteenth century. Pontormo's sacred works are generally interpreted as objects that reflect either pure aesthetic experimentation, or personal and cultural anxiety. Jessica Maratsos, however, argues that Pontormo employed stylistic change deliberately for novel devotional purposes. As a painter, he was interested in the various modes of expression and communication - direct address, tactile evocation, affective incitement - as deployed in a wide spectrum of devotional culture, from sacri monti, to Michelangelo's marble sculptures, to evangelical lectures delivered at the Accademia Fiorentina. Maratsos shows how Pontormo translated these modes in ways that prompt a critical rethinking of Renaissance devotional art.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2021
Authors:	Jessica A. Maratsos
Dimensions:	260 x 180 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-316-51055-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1600 to 1800 > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1400 to 1600 > Renaissance art > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Promotions
LSN:	1-316-51055-7
Barcode:	9781316510551

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