Art and Society in Italy, 1350-1500 (Oxford History of Art) - Softcover

Welch, Evelyn S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019284203X ISBN 13: 9780192842039

Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks, 1997

Synopsis

Authoritative art history of the Italian Renaissance, explaining artistic techniques and workshop practices, discusses artist-patron relationships, political and religious uses of art, depictions of social behaviour and how it reflected the patrons, artists and public in Italian society. Illustrated throughout. Minor rubbing at edges & corners, with creases at front corners, spine uncreased, pages bright, no inscriptions or annotations

About this title

Synopsis:

Between the "Black Death" in the mid-14th century and the French invasions at the end of the 15th, artists such as Masaccio, Donatello, Fra Angelico, and Leonardo, working in the kingdoms, princedoms, and republics of the Italian peninsula, created some of the most influential and exciting works in a variety of artistic fields. Yet the traditional story of the Renaissance has been dramatically revised in the light of new scholarship, and new issues have greatly enriched our understanding of the period. Emphasis has been placed on recreating the experience of contemporary Italians - the patrons who commissioned the works, the members of the public who viewed them, and the artists who produced them. In this text Evelyn Welch presents a fresh picture of the Italian Renaissance. Giving equal weight to the Italian regions outside Florence, she discusses a wide range of works, from paintings to coins, and from sculptures to tapestries, examines the issues of materials, workshop practises, and artist-patron relationships, and explores the ways in which visual imagery related to contemporary sexual, social and political behaviour.

About the Author:

About the Author Evelyn Welch is Lecturer, School of European Studies, University of Sussex. Her publications include Art and Authority in Renaissance Milan.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 019284203X
• ISBN 13: 9780192842039
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352