Italian Renaissance Courts: Art, Pleasure, Power - Couverture rigide

Cole, Alison

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1780677405 ISBN 13 : 9781780677408

Editeur : Laurence King Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

In this authoritative study, Alison Cole explores the distinctive uses of art at the five great secular courts of Naples, Urbino, Ferrara, Mantua and Milan. The princes who ruled these city-states, vying with each other and with the great European courts, relied on artistic patronage to promote their legitimacy and authority.

Major artists and architects, from Mantegna and Pisanello to Bramante and Leonardo da Vinci, were commissioned to design, paint and sculpt, but also to oversee the court’s building projects and entertainments. Bronze medallions, illuminated manuscripts and rich tapestries, inspired by sources as varied as Roman coins, Byzantine ivories and French chivalric romances, were treasured and traded. Palaces were decorated, extravagant public spectacles were staged and whole cities were redesigned, to bring honour, but also solace and pleasure.

The ‘courtly’ styles that emerged from this intricate landscape are examined in detail, as are the complex motivations of ruling lords, consorts, nobles and their artists. Drawing on the most recent scholarship, Cole presents a vivid picture of the art of this extraordinary period.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Alison Cole is a Renaissance art historian, journalist and senior strategic adviser in the arts and cultural field. She has worked on the executive boards of some of the UK’s leading arts organizations and has also authored several books. She lives and works in London.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Deals with the scholarship on the courts, court art and noble values. This book not only considers the role of artists, but explores the distinctive uses to which art was put at the courts, from the smaller duchies and princely courts of Ferrara, Mantua and Urbino to the larger courts of Naples and Milan.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Laurence King Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1780677405
• ISBN 13: 9781780677408
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: BOOKS etc..; cs@booksetc.co.uk; ; BOOKS etc.; Aldershot; Royaume-Uni
• Personne responsable: Soc. Agr. La Raia Ss; http://www.la-raia.it; ; Strada Monterotondo, 79; Novi Ligure; 15067; Italie