Miniatura or the Art of Limning - Couverture rigide

Norgate, Edward

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0300069138 ISBN 13 : 9780300069136

Editeur : Yale University Press, 1997

Synopsis

Edward Norgate, aristocratic friend of Charles I and the Earl of Arundel, made his mark in seventeenth-century England as musician, herald, and courtier. He also wrote Miniatura, a widely circulated study of miniature painting in his era that serves today as both a guide to materials and techniques and a record of the artistic knowledge and taste of Charles' court. This new edition of Norgate's treatise, the first since 1919, introduces and fully annotates the text from technical and art historical perspectives, firmly establishing the prime importance of Norgate's work.

The book provides a detailed account of Norgate's life and many interests, his readership, and his technique. The editors--a noted scholar of seventeenth-century art and an authority on the techniques and materials of miniature painting--closely examine Norgate's text and compare it with other contemporary treatises, placing his techniques in the context of the period. The treatise itself, first written in 1627-28 and then substantially revised in 1648, sets forth in great detail the methods of English miniaturists, from the composition and preparation of pigments and brushes to lighting in the studio. Norgate acknowledges indebtedness to Hilliard, comments on other artists' styles and techniques, and reveals through his own views the English aristocracy's interest in and assimilation of European artistic culture.

Published for the Paul Mellon Center for Studies in British Art

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jeffrey M. Muller is professor of history of art at Brown University. The late Jim Murrell was head of conservation at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0300069138
• ISBN 13: 9780300069136
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Éditeur: Murrell Jim, Muller Jeffrey M.
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