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Book SynopsisChronicling the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and journeying from the Piazza San Marco to the villas of the Veneto, this book presents the survey of architecture, sculpture, and painting that offers a rich perspective on the history and artistic achievements of Renaissance Venice.
Trade Review"Delightful and convenient ... rich and readable ... A valuable contribution and a model piece of art historical synthesis, the text is as well written as the project is deftly conceived." -- P. Emison CHOICE "Throughout the book, Partridge masterfully interweaves close formal and stylistic analysis with thorough treatments of these works' iconography, patronage, and relation to civic ritual, local history, and broader trends in spirituality and literature." -- Lorenzo G. Buonanno Renaissance Quarterly
Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments PROLOGUE I. FIFTEENTH-CENTURY VENICE INTRODUCTION 1. CIVIC ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM 2. CHURCHES 3. DUCAL TOMBS 4. FREESTANDING PUBLIC SCULPTURE 5. ALTARPIECES 6. CONFRATERNITIES 7. PALACES 8. NONNARRATIVE DEVOTIONAL PAINTING 9. NARRATIVE DEVOTIONAL PAINTING 10. PORTRAITS OF MEN 11. PORTRAITS OF WOMEN II. SIXTEENTH-CENTURY VENICE INTRODUCTION 12. CIVIC ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM 13. FREESTANDING PUBLIC SCULPTURE 14. CHURCHES 15. ALTARPIECES 16. DUCAL TOMB 17. REFECTORIES 18. CONFRATERNITIES 19. PALACES 20. NONNARRATIVE DEVOTIONAL PAINTING 21. NARRATIVE DEVOTIONAL PAINTING 22. SECULAR PAINTING 23. PORTRAITS OF MEN 24. PORTRAITS OF WOMEN 25. HALLS OF STATE 26. VILLAS OF THE VENETO CONCLUSION: PATRONAGE Timeline Glossary Selected Bibliography List of Illustrations Picture Credits Index
