The Performance of Sculpture in Renaissance Venice.

By:

Buonanno, Lorenzo G

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Routledge Research in Art HistoryPublication details: [Place of publication not identified] : Routledge, 2022.Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (328 pages)ISBN:

9780429320613
0429320612
9781000540499
1000540499
9781000540451
1000540456

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DDC classification:

730.945/31

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Contents:

Introduction 1. Stone Mediators 2. Dreamworlds and Studioli: Sculptures for the Imagination 3. Making and Breaking 4. Signed in Stone

Summary: This study reveals the broad material, devotional, and cultural implications of sculpture in Renaissance Venice. Examining a wide range of sources⁰́₄the era⁰́₉s art-theoretical and devotional literature, guidebooks and travel diaries, and artworks in various media⁰́₄Lorenzo Buonanno recovers the sculptural values permeating a city most famous for its painting. The book traces the interconnected phenomena of audience response, display and thematization of sculptural bravura, and artistic self-fashioning. It will be of interest to scholars working in art history, Renaissance history, early modern art and architecture, material culture, and Italian studies.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
E-Books	National Library of India Online Resource	730.945/31 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		EBK000029053ENG

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Introduction 1. Stone Mediators 2. Dreamworlds and Studioli: Sculptures for the Imagination 3. Making and Breaking 4. Signed in Stone

This study reveals the broad material, devotional, and cultural implications of sculpture in Renaissance Venice. Examining a wide range of sources⁰́₄the era⁰́₉s art-theoretical and devotional literature, guidebooks and travel diaries, and artworks in various media⁰́₄Lorenzo Buonanno recovers the sculptural values permeating a city most famous for its painting. The book traces the interconnected phenomena of audience response, display and thematization of sculptural bravura, and artistic self-fashioning. It will be of interest to scholars working in art history, Renaissance history, early modern art and architecture, material culture, and Italian studies.

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