Edith Balas, The Mother Goddess in Italian Renaissance Art 1st Edition 2002 NICE

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Condition
Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See the ...
Country of Origin
United States
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Personalize
No
Inscribed
No
Features
1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Hardcover
Vintage
No
Personalized
No
Book Series
Historical
Year Printed
2002
Special Attributes
1st Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Subject
Art & Photography
Original/Facsimile
Original
Intended Audience
Young Adults, Adults
Era
2000s
ISBN
9780887483813
Book Title
Mother Goddess in Italian Renaissance Art
Publisher
Carnegie Mellon University Press
Item Length
11 in
Publication Year
2002
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.8 in
Author
Edith Balas
Genre
Art, History
Topic
Criticism & Theory, Europe / Renaissance, European, Subjects & Themes / General, History / Renaissance
Item Weight
38.2 Oz
Item Width
8.5 in
Number of Pages
216 Pages
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Publisher
Carnegie Mellon University Press
ISBN-10
088748381X
ISBN-13
9780887483813
eBay Product ID (ePID)
28038798769

Product Key Features

Book Title
Mother Goddess in Italian Renaissance Art
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Criticism & Theory, Europe / Renaissance, European, Subjects & Themes / General, History / Renaissance
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, History
Author
Edith Balas
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
38.2 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-101900
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
704.9
Table Of Content
List of Figures Preface Introduction Chapter 1: The Mother Goddess in Antiquity and the Renaissance Chapter 2: The Mother Goddess in Botticelli's Primavera Chapter 3: Cybele and Her Cult in Andrea Mantegna's The Triumph of Caesar and The Triumph of Scipio Chapter 4: Michelangelo: The Mother Goddess as Heaven and Earth Chapter 5: Further Instances of the Mother Goddess in Italian Renaissance Art Select Bibliography Appendix 1: Ancient Sources for the Myth and Cult of the Mother Goddess Appendix 2: Boccaccio and Cartari on the Mother Goddess Index
Synopsis
Although much has been written over the years about the ancient mystery religions and their influence on the intellectual life of the Renaissance, scholars have neglected their role in art. This is a serious omission in the case of one of the most popular cultic deities, the Mother Goddess, whose colorful myths and exotic rites, described in fascinating detail by classical authors, became a rich source of imagery for Renaissance writers, antiquarians, and artists. She was especially important to the Neoplatonist philosophers of the period, for whom she embodied the idea of love as the great universal bond and conveyor of divine influences to the mortal realm. In this ground-breaking study, Edith Balas draws upon a wide range of humanistic learning to examine the significance of the Mother Goddess and her cult in the works of such major figures as Botticelli, Mantegna, Michelangelo, Titian, and Raphael, as well in those of a host of lesser artists, including Neroccio de' Landi, Baltasare Peruzzi, Giorgio Vasari, and Pirro Ligorio. Dr. Balas not only provides additional keys to solving the often dauntingly complex riddles posed by many Quattrocento and Cinquecento images--images originally intended to be understood only by a learned elite--but also furnishes scholars with a valuable methodological model for analyzing the presence and meaning of other ancient religious cults in Renaissance art.
LC Classification Number
N7793.M68B35 2002

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