{"product_id":"sixteenthcentury-italian-art-9781405108409","title":"SixteenthCentury Italian Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSixteenth-Century Italian Art\u003c\/i\u003e is a first-rate collection of the major classic and contemporary writings on the Italian Renaissance. Taking a thematic approach, the book exemplifies the traditional concerns of the field and presents arguments in a clear, accessible way. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA stellar collection of 23 classic and recent essays on the art and architecture of this fascinating period in art history\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together in a single volume, important literature on sixteenth-century Italian art from the last half century, highlighting major topics of recent art historical studies\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces major topics and debates in the field, including pagan mysteries, nature and artifice, the art of the body, and reformations of art, theory and practice\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes new translations of texts never previously published in English\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOrganized thematically, and features substantial editorial introdu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This valuable book offers an excellent balance of articles on the major themes and methods found in the Italian Renaissance. \u003cb\u003e-- \u003c\/b\u003eHighly recommended” – CHOICE, March 2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments. \u003cp\u003eSeries Editor’s Preface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Michael W. Cole.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Pagan Mysteries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Raphael’s Tomb: Tilmann Buddensieg.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. St. Peter’s as Ruins: On some views by Heemskerck: Christof Thoenes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. “Virtue Reconciled with Pleasure,” from Pagan Mysteries in the Renaissance: Edgar Wind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Love's Sweet Poison: A New Reading of Bronzino's London Allegory: Robert W. Gaston.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Nature and Artifice\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Science and the Poetic Impulse: Martin Kemp.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Mannerist Grottos in 16th-century Italy: Philippe Morel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Imitation, Innovation, and Renovation in the Counter-Reformation: Landscapes all’antica in the Vatican Tower of the Winds: Nicola Courtright.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Landscape and Still-Life,” from Federico Borromeo and the Ambrosiana: Art Patronage and Reform in Seventeenth-Century Milan: Pamela Jones.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Figures and Bodies\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Preparing to Finish: Portraits by Pontormo and Bronzino around 1530: Elizabeth Cropper.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Mistress in the Masterpiece: Nancy J. Vickers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Michelangelo’s Florentine Pietà: The Missing Leg: Leo Steinberg.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Reclining Bodies: Figural Ornament in Renaissance Architecture: Alina Payne.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: The Artist\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. The New Professionalism in the Renaissance: Catherine Wilkinson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. On Some Engravings by Giorgio Ghisi Commonly Called “Reproductive”: Michael Bury.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. The Historian and technique: On the role of goldsmithery in Vasari’s Lives:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarco Collareta.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Reformations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Michelangelo and Vittoria Colonna: Charles De Tolnay.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Gifts for Michelangelo and Vittoria Colonna: Alexander Nagel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. The Carracci and the Devout Style in Emilia: Charles Dempsey.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. The Gesù in Light of Contemporary Church Design: James Ackerman.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: Theory and Practice\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Leonardo’s Color and Chiaroscuro: John Shearman.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. The Subject of Savoldo's Magdalene: Mary Pardo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Figure come fratelli: A Transformation of Symmetry in Italian Renaissance Painting: David Summers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Raphael, Angelo Colocci, and the Genesis of the Architectural Orders: Ingrid D. Rowland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407843467607,"sku":"9781405108409","price":110.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405108409.jpg?v=1730500713","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sixteenthcentury-italian-art-9781405108409","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}