The "paragone"--the notion of competition and rivalry among the
arts--has been a topic of debate for centuries. It erupted with
great force in the Renaissance, with sculptors vying with painters
for superiority, modern artists competing with the ancients, and
painting challenging poetry. If the traces of this lively
conversation are most evident in the literature, the remarkable
scholarship presented here demonstrates how the "paragone" was
rendered visible also in works of art.
The essays on Renaissance and Baroque art reveal the "paragone"
to be a crucial motive and key to the interpretation of some of the
most celebrated works of art such as Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece
and Michelangelo's "Pieta" in St. Peter's Basilica. The author's
incisive and erudite analysis of social history, biography,
rhetoric, art theory, wordplay, and history illuminates these works
anew, thus affording a modern audience a better understanding of
the subtleties of their composition and meaning. Readers will find
surprising insights and unsuspected drama in works of art they may
have thought they knew.
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