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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-100520281802
ISBN-139780520281806
eBay Product ID (ePID)203604535
Product Key Features
Book TitleArt of Renaissance Venice, 1400-1600
Number of Pages372 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEurope / Renaissance, History / Ancient & Classical, European, History / Renaissance
Publication Year2015
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Architecture, History
AuthorLoren Partridge
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight35.3 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width10 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2014-014670
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsDelightful and convenient . . . rich and readable . . . A valuable contribution and a model piece of art historical synthesis, the text is as well written as the project is deftly conceived., Throughout the book, Partridge masterfully interweaves close formal and stylistic analysis with thorough treatments of these works' iconography, patronage, and relation to civic ritual, local history, and broader trends in spirituality and literature.
Dewey Decimal709.45/31109024
Table Of ContentPreface and Acknowledgments PROLOGUE I. FIFTEENTH-CENTURY VENICE INTRODUCTION 1. CIVIC ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM 2. CHURCHES 3. DUCAL TOMBS 4. FREESTANDING PUBLIC SCULPTURE 5. ALTARPIECES 6. CONFRATERNITIES 7. PALACES 8. NONNARRATIVE DEVOTIONAL PAINTING 9. NARRATIVE DEVOTIONAL PAINTING 10. PORTRAITS OF MEN 11. PORTRAITS OF WOMEN II. SIXTEENTH-CENTURY VENICE INTRODUCTION 12. CIVIC ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM 13. FREESTANDING PUBLIC SCULPTURE 14. CHURCHES 15. ALTARPIECES 16. DUCAL TOMB 17. REFECTORIES 18. CONFRATERNITIES 19. PALACES 20. NONNARRATIVE DEVOTIONAL PAINTING 21. NARRATIVE DEVOTIONAL PAINTING 22. SECULAR PAINTING 23. PORTRAITS OF MEN 24. PORTRAITS OF WOMEN 25. HALLS OF STATE 26. VILLAS OF THE VENETO CONCLUSION: PATRONAGE Timeline Glossary Selected Bibliography List of Illustrations Picture Credits Index
SynopsisChronicling the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and journeying from the Piazza San Marco to the villas of the Veneto, this vivid and authoritative survey of architecture, sculpture, and painting offers a rich perspective on the history and artistic achievements of Renaissance Venice. Distinguished scholar Loren Partridge examines the masterpieces of Venice's urban design, civic buildings, churches, and palaces within their distinctive cultural and geographic milieus, exploring issues of function, style, iconography, patronage, and gender. Readers will also discover fascinating in-depth analyses of major works of such artists as Giovanni Bellini, Carpaccio, Giorgione, Palladio, Tintoretto, Titian, and Veronese. Designed to appeal to students and travelers alike, this essential guide to the art and architecture of Renaissance Venice brings La Serenissima to life as never before.