The Painter's Practice in Renaissance Tuscany - Hardcover

Thomas, Anabel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521445647 ISBN 13: 9780521445641

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1995

Synopsis

This unique and fully illustrated study of the painter's practice in Renaissance Tuscany focuses on paintings not only as art but also as products of a process of manufacture. Anabel Thomas presents a complete picture of the commissioning, production and marketing of paintings, examining such aspects as the way in which the painter and his business functioned from day to day, how the subjects and their style were decided, the constraints on cost and design, and the division of labour within and between workshops. Her study is based on material which has hitherto not been generally accessible, and draws in particular on the detailed workshop account book of the painter Neri di Bicci, little known now but highly regarded at the time, much of whose work survives and is closely documented. The result is a new perspective on the construction of Italian Renaissance art.

About this title

Book Description

This unique study of the painter's practice in Renaissance Tuscany focuses on paintings not only as art but also as products of a process of manufacture. Anabel Thomas presents a complete picture of the commissioning, production and marketing of paintings, and of the day-to-day business of the artist's workshop.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521445647
• ISBN 13: 9780521445641
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 418