Filippino Lippi: An Abundance of Invention - Couverture rigide

Nelson, Jonathan K.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1789146011 ISBN 13 : 9781789146011

Editeur : Reaktion Books, 2022

Synopsis

'Abundant invention and a special intelligence define Filippino Lippi’s works as presented by Jonathan K. Nelson, who matches those qualities in his analysis of the artist’s career . . . a fascinating new way of seeing Lippi and his works.' - Patricia Rubin, New York University

'Nelson's book combines a rigorous historical approach with an admirable openness to ideas that make it the most sophisticated and well-rounded monograph on the artist yet written.' - Christian K. Kleinbub, Ohio State University

The first monograph in a generation, and the first study in English in over eighty years, this book presents a new understanding of the Renaissance master-artist Filippino Lippi. Celebrated as 'ingenious' by Vasari in 1550, Filippino was highly praised and influential, then fell out of favour and was forgotten for centuries. He was rediscovered by the poet Swinburne, who in 1868 celebrated the painter's 'inventive enjoyment and indefatigable fancy'. In a similar spirit, this volume explores Filippino's creativity in solving artistic problems. If a Roman cardinal requested a classically inspired work, or a Florentine humanist wanted to dazzle observers with his antiquarian interests, Filippino had the sensitivity to understand these diverse needs and express them with highly original solutions.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jonathan Nelson is Teaching Professor of Art History at Syracuse University, Florence. He is the leading specialist on Filippino Lippi, and his many books include Bad Reception: Negative Reactions to Italian Renaissance Art (2021).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Reaktion Books
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1789146011
• ISBN 13: 9781789146011
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 248
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible