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Global Interests - Renaissance Art Between East and West (Paperback, Revised)
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Global Interests - Renaissance Art Between East and West (Paperback, Revised)
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In this radical and wide-ranging reassessment of Renaissance art,
Jerry Brotton and Lisa Jardine examine the ways in which European
culture came to define itself culturally and aesthetically in the
years 1450 to 1550. Looking outwards for confirmation of who they
were and of what defined them as civilized', Europeans encountered
the returning gaze of what we now call the East, in particular the
powerful Ottoman Empire of Mehmed the Conqueror and Suleyman the
Magnificent. "Global Interests" explores these historical
interactions by offering new and exciting accounts of three often
neglected art objects: portrait medals, tapestries and equestrian
art. The portability of medals and tapestries, and the
transportability of, and esteem accorded to, pure-bred Eastern
horses made them frequently exchanged objects, and, as such, highly
revealing of the cultural currents flowing between Occident and
Orient. The authors provide fascinating new responses to some of
the most iconic paintings of the period, including the work of
Pisanello, Leonardo, Durer, Holbein and Titian. "Global Interests"
also offers a timely reassessment of the development of European
imperialism, focusing on the Habsburg Empire of Charles V, and
concludes with a consideration of the impact this history continues
to have upon contemporary perceptions of European culture and
ethnic identity.
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