Portraits of Dante; From Giotto to Raffael (Classic Reprint): A Critical Study, With a Concise Iconography - Couverture souple

Holbrook, Richard Thayer

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330303822 ISBN 13 : 9781330303825

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Portraits of Dante: From Giotto to Raphael — a clear, thoughtful guide to how artists pictured the poet across centuries. This critical study surveys portraits and iconography of Dante, tracing how evidence, style, and period shape our sense of the author’s likeness. It weighs sources from early manuscripts to sculpture, death masks, and frescoes, helping readers separate fact from legend.

This edition frames a complex topic with careful analysis and accessible writing. It explains how scholars judge authenticity, compare likenesses, and build a timeline from Giotto’s frescoes to later reproductions. Readers will gain a grounded view of why portraits of Dante multiply, shift, and endure in art history.

• Learn how historians evaluate old portraits and what evidence matters in authentic likenesses.


• Explore major Dante portraits and where they appear, from Giotto’s era to Renaissance works.


• See how death masks, busts, and miniatures contribute to the book’s conclusions.


• Understand the debates among scholars about dates, authorship, and stylistic connections.

Ideal for readers of Dante, Renaissance art, and art history who want a concise, well-supported overview without spoilers of conclusions.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

If some day another edition is published, it will be found, I hope, to have profited by all the valuable remarks that may have been made concerning this ;or, if not by all, at least by all that become known to me by courtesy or chance or search. EMENDATIONS Although the error which it contains is not vital, my statement of the steps by which the Torrigiani bust (it is not a mask) was transferred from private to public ownership (page 38) should have conformed exactly with the historical data in the footnote on page 39. I avail myself of this opportunity to mention by the way a very recent discovery described by Mr. P. G. Konody inT he Illustrated hondon News {ox A 1, 1911 ;this discovery illustrates various affirmations of mine, but especially some of those on the manufacture of death-masks in chapter iv. In dealing with Giotto sD ante it behoved me to lay greater stress on the difference in colouring of Kirkup soriginal sketch (in his Co i;fuw) and of the A rundel print or its immediate source; fortunately both the sketch and the print are now reproduced in fascimiles so accurate that experts in evidence may be able to account fully for the obvious discrepancy by comparing the two reproductions with each other and with the testimonies quoted in chapters ix, xiii, and xiv.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330303822
• ISBN 13: 9781330303825
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 365
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