Confraternities and the Visual Arts in Renaissance Italy: Ritual, Spectacle, Image - Softcover

 
9781107403406: Confraternities and the Visual Arts in Renaissance Italy: Ritual, Spectacle, Image

Synopsis

This 2000 book was the first to consider the role of Italian confraternities in the patronage of art.

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Review

Review of the hardback: '... succinctly introduces the reader to the devotional and charitable aims of the confraternities.' Brian Tovey, Art Newspaper

Book Description

This 2000 book was the first to consider the role of Italian confraternities in the patronage of art. Eleven interdisciplinary essays analyze confraternal painting, sculpture, architecture, and dramatic spectacles by documenting the unique historical and ritual contexts in which they were experienced.

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9780521662888: Confraternities and the Visual Arts in Renaissance Italy: Ritual, Spectacle, Image

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ISBN 10:  0521662885 ISBN 13:  9780521662888
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2000
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