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Book SynopsisLomazzo's Aesthetic Principles Reflected in the Art of his Time explores the work of the Milanese artist-theorist Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo (1538–92) and his influence on the circle of the Accademia della Val di Blenio and beyond. Following reflections on Lomazzo's fortuna critica, the accompanying essays examine his admiration of Gaudenzio Ferrari; Lomazzo’s painted oeuvre; his influence on printmaking with Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla; on drawing and painting with Aurelio Luini; on the decorative arts and the embroideress Caterina Cantoni; his pupils Giovanni Ambrogio Figino and Girolamo Ciocca; grotesque sculpture outside Milan; and Lomazzo in England with Richard Haydocke’s translation of the Trattato. In doing so, this book takes an innovative approach—one which aims to bridge the scholarship, hitherto disjoined, between Lomazzo the artist and Lomazzo the theorist—while expanding our knowledge of a protagonist of Renaissance and early modern art theory. Contributors: Alessia Alberti, Federico Cavalieri, Jean Julia Chai, Roberto Paolo Ciardi, Alexander Marr, Silvia Mausoli, Mauro Pavesi, Rossana Sacchi, Paolo Sanvito, and Lucia Tantardini.
Table of ContentsPreface Lucia Tantardini Foreword: Lomazzo's Temple Roberto Paolo Ciardi Acknowledgements List of Figures and Maps List of Abbreviations Notes on Contributors Notes Chronology of Lomazzo’s Life and Career Introduction: Lomazzo Studies: Getting the Whole Picture Jean Julia Chai 1 ‘Oh blessed, excellent mind and hands!’: Lomazzo’s Admiration for Gaudenzio Ferrari Rossana Sacchi 2 New Light on Lomazzo’s Artistic Career Mauro Pavesi 3 Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla: Poet, Painter, Draughtsman, and Printmaker between Milan and Rome Alessia Alberti 4 Lomazzo vs. Luini: Comparative Aesthetics Lucia Tantardini 5 ‘De la gran Cantona i chiari honori’: Caterina Cantoni, Lomazzo, and the Accademia della Val di Blenio Silvia Mausoli 6 Lomazzo’s Two Pupils: ‘first is Figino, and then Ciocca’ Federico Cavalieri and Mauro Pavesi 7 Lomazzo’s Influence on Decorative Patterns in Sculptural Workshops Before and After 1600 Paolo Sanvito Afterword: Lomazzo's Shadow Alexander Marr Appendices Bibliography Index of Proper Names Index of Places
