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Italian Altarpieces 1250-1550 : Function and Design by Fiorella Superbi Gioffredi (1994, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100198172230

ISBN-139780198172239

eBay Product ID (ePID)83885

Product Key Features

Number of Pages306 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameItalian Altarpieces 1250-1550 : Function and Design

Publication Year1994

SubjectChristian Rituals & Practice / General, General, History / Medieval, History / Renaissance

TypeTextbook

AuthorFiorella Superbi Gioffredi

Subject AreaArt, Religion

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight54.3 Oz

Item Length11.2 in

Item Width9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN93-023979

Reviews"The probing of history and the unraveling of style beautifully merge as part of a single investigation....The volume stands as both a summation of work done to date nad a charting out of new directions."-- Choice, 'this book presents new fields of research rather than providing a ground-breaking synthesis of the recent scholarly achievement in any new art history ... is truly interdisciplinary.'Art Book Review Quarterly, "The probing of history and the unraveling of style beautifully merge as part of a single investigation....The volume stands as both a summation of work done to date nad a charting out of new directions."--Choice, 'erudition, scholarly research and depth of material presented in the book ... The huge range of material (historical, geographical, liturgical, etc.) discussed in the essays will be fundamental for the study both of the typology of alterpieces and of individual paintings.'Crispin Robinson, The Art Book, Volume 4 Issues 3, June 1997, 'The above does not do justice to the erudition, scholarly research and depth of material presented in the book. The huge range of material (historical, geographical, liturgical, etc.) discussed in the essays will be fundamental for the study both of the typology of altarpieces and ofindividual paintings.'The Art Book, vol.4, issue 3

Dewey Edition20

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal755/.2/09450902

SynopsisSince the 1960s, the Italian altarpiece has attracted unprecedented scholarly attention, bringing liturgical, social, and technical considerations to bear on the subject. The eight contributors to this book provide an impressive synopsis of the different approaches developed in order to enlarge and deepen our knowledge of paintings in terms of their historical functions. In several cases, new light is shed on paintings that until a few years ago, were dealt with only as elements within a history of pictorial style. This volume is the result of an international symposium held in July 1988 at the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies at Villa I Tatti in Florence. Contributors: Henk W. Van Os, Julian Gardner, Joanna Cannon, Gaudenz Freuler, Max Seidel, Peter Humfrey, Alessandro Nova, Patricia Rubin, and Michelangelo Muraro., Since the 1960s, the Italian altarpiece has attracted unprecedented and scholarly attention, bringing liturgical, social, and technical considerations to bear on the subject. The eight contributors to this book provide an impressive synopsis of the different approaches developed in order to enlarge and deepen our knowledge of paintings in terms of their historical functions. In nearly all the contributions there is an overwhelming concern with reconstruction, and much new material is presented concerning the historical significance of a specific category of painting. This volume is the result of an international symposium held in July 1988 at the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance at Villa I Tatti in Florence.

LC Classification NumberND1432.I8I82 1994