AVERY Charles.
Florentine Renaissance Sculpture.
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| N° d'inventaire | 28136 |
| Format | 17.5 x 22 |
| Détails | 315 p., illustrated, paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2023 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9791030429664 |
“Florence thus played a major role in the development of humanism and the creation of its visual equivalent, the Renaissance style. Its sculpture was a source of inspiration for the rest of Italy, providing universal themes that could be adapted to local conditions. Tracing the history of Italian sculpture over these two hundred years solely through the works produced in Florence, or at least by Florentines, therefore almost in no way prejudges the historical reality. This panorama has the decisive advantage of focusing attention on an unparalleled succession of masterpieces, each of which represents almost as many significant breakthroughs in the history of the style.”
According to its author, Florentine Renaissance Sculpture is a “panorama of the two crucial centuries, at the epicenter of the evolution of Italian – and, by extension, European – sculpture.” Charles Avery thus offers a broad and comprehensive introduction to the Golden Age of sculpture in Florence in the 15th and 16th century centuries. It looks back at the major factors that enabled its growth (the emergence of humanism, the role of patronage, etc.), aesthetic and technical developments, and iconography. It also details the careers of many artists: Jean Bologne, Donatello, Michelangelo, and many others. As erudite as it is clear, and constantly reissued in Great Britain since its first edition in 1970, this work is a classic that has remained unparalleled to this day.
“Florence thus played a major role in the development of humanism and the creation of its visual equivalent, the Renaissance style. Its sculpture was a source of inspiration for the rest of Italy, providing universal themes that could be adapted to local conditions. Tracing the history of Italian sculpture over these two hundred years solely through the works produced in Florence, or at least by Florentines, therefore almost in no way prejudges the historical reality. This panorama has the decisive advantage of focusing attention on an unparalleled succession of masterpieces, each of which represents almost as many significant breakthroughs in the history of the style.”
According to its author, Florentine Renaissance Sculpture is a “panorama of the two crucial centuries, at the epicenter of the evolution of Italian – and, by extension, European – sculpture.” Charles Avery thus offers a broad and comprehensive introduction to the Golden Age of sculpture in Florence in the 15th and 16th century centuries. It looks back at the major factors that enabled its growth (the emergence of humanism, the role of patronage, etc.), aesthetic and technical developments, and iconography. It also details the careers of many artists: Jean Bologne, Donatello, Michelangelo, and many others. As erudite as it is clear, and constantly reissued in Great Britain since its first edition in 1970, this work is a classic that has remained unparalleled to this day.