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In this Volume, published in1998, Fifteen scholars reveal the ways
of preserving, conceiving and creating beauty were as diverse as
the cultural influenced at work at the time, deriving from antique,
medieval and more recent literature and philosophy, and from
contemporary notions of morality and courtly behaviour. Approaches
include discussion of contemporary critical terms and how these
determined writers' appreciation of paintings, sculpture,
architecture and costume; studies of the quest to create beauty in
the work of artists such as Botticeli, Leonardo, Raphael,
Parmigianino and Vasari; and the investigation of changes
functioning of the eye and brain, or to technical innovations like
those found in Venetian glass.
In this Volume, published in1998, Fifteen scholars reveal the ways
of preserving, conceiving and creating beauty were as diverse as
the cultural influenced at work at the time, deriving from antique,
medieval and more recent literature and philosophy, and from
contemporary notions of morality and courtly behaviour. Approaches
include discussion of contemporary critical terms and how these
determined writers' appreciation of paintings, sculpture,
architecture and costume; studies of the quest to create beauty in
the work of artists such as Botticeli, Leonardo, Raphael,
Parmigianino and Vasari; and the investigation of changes
functioning of the eye and brain, or to technical innovations like
those found in Venetian glass.
The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts were begun in 1952 at
the National Gallery of Art in order to bring the best in
contemporary scholarship to the public. To mark the fiftieth
anniversary of the acclaimed series, the Center for Advanced Study
in the Visual Arts has published this handsomely illustrated
documentary volume. The book tells the story of the genesis of the
lectureship, featuring essays by a variety of contemporary scholars
that discuss the first fifty lecturers--ranging from Jacques
Maritain to Salvatore Settis and including such influential
speakers as Anthony Blunt, Kenneth Clark, H. W. Janson, E. H.
Gombrich, Kathleen Raine, Jacques Barzun, and Arthur Danto--their
fields of expertise, and the subject matter and historical context
for their talks. These graceful and balanced writings provide a
vivid sense of the significance of the lectureship and its
participants through commentary, critique, and lively personal
anecdotes.
Carlo Cesare Malvasia's account of Bolognese painters and painting,
'Felsina Pittrice' (Bologna, 1678), is one of the most important
sources for the history and criticism of painting in Italy. This
volume provides a critical edition and annotated translation of the
first part of Malvasia's work, which focuses on the art of late
medieval Bologna.
Richly illustrated, this critical edition and English translation
of Malvasia's lives of Domenichino and Francesco Gessi from his
Felsina pittrice offer access to the life and work of two great
masters of seventeenth-century Bologna. Domenichino's life plays a
seminal role in Malvasia's definition of the fourth age of painting
in Italy. From the very beginning, Malvasia pits against each other
Guido Reni and Domenichino, the two champions of the vanguard style
that emerged from the Carracci reform of painting. If Guido becomes
the idol of the Lombard and Bolognese school, more attuned to
tenderness and audacity, Domenichino embodies an ideal of
perfection more in keeping with the Florentine and Roman school,
fond of finish and diligence.
Portraits, an inherently personal subject, provide an engaging
entry point to an exploration of the politics, patronage, and power
in Renaissance Florence The Medici family ruled Florence without
interruption between 1434 and 1494, but following their return to
power in 1512, Cosimo I de' Medici demonstrated an unprecedented
ability to wield culture as a political tool. His rule transformed
Florence into a dynastic duchy and give Florentine art the central
position it has held ever since. As Florence underwent these
dramatic political transformations in the sixteenth century,
portraits became an essential means of recording a likeness and
conveying a sitter's character, social position, and cultural
ambitions. This fascinating book explores the ways that painters
(including Jacopo Pontormo, Agnolo Bronzino, and Francesco
Salviati), sculptors (such as Benvenuto Cellini), and artists in
other media endowed their works with an erudite and
self-consciously stylish character that distinguished Florentine
portraiture. Featuring more than ninety remarkable paintings,
sculptures, works on paper, and medals, this volume is written by a
team of leading international authors and presents a sweeping,
penetrating exploration of a crucial and vibrant period in Italian
art. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by
Yale University Press Exhibition Schedule: The Metropolitan Museum
of Art, New York (June 26-October 11, 2021)
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