Patronage and Italian Renaissance Sculpture - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0754668428 ISBN 13: 9780754668428

Publisher: Routledge, 2010

Synopsis

The first book to be dedicated to the topic, Patronage and Italian Renaissance Sculpture reappraises the creative and intellectual roles of sculptor and patron. The volume surveys artistic production from the Trecento to the Cinquecento in Rome, Pisa, Florence, Bologna, and Venice. Using a broad range of approaches, the essayists question the traditional concept of authorship in Italian Renaissance sculpture, setting each work of art firmly into a complex socio-historical context. Emphasizing the role of the patron, the collection re-assesses the artistic production of such luminaries as Michelangelo, Donatello, and Giambologna, as well as lesser-known sculptors. Contributors shed new light on the collaborations that shaped Renaissance sculpture and its reception.

About this title

About the Author

Kathleen Wren Christian is an Assistant Professor in History of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh, USA.

David J. Drogin is an Assistant Professor in the History of Art Department at the State University of New York, F.I.T., USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754668428
• ISBN 13: 9780754668428
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 286
• Editor: Drogin DavidJ.