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Author: Peter Galassi (Museumskurator.)
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Published: 1981
Total Pages: 151
ISBN-13:
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Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise
Author: Amy R. Bloch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016-02-09
Total Pages: 874
ISBN-13: 131640465X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines the heretofore unsuspected complexity of Lorenzo Ghiberti's sculpted representations of Old Testament narratives in his Gates of Paradise (1425–52), the second set of doors he made for the Florence Baptistery and a masterpiece of Italian Renaissance sculpture. One of the most intellectually engaged and well-read artists of his age, Ghiberti found inspiration in ancient and medieval texts, many of which he and his contacts in Florence's humanist community shared, read, and discussed. He was fascinated by the science of vision, by the functioning of nature, and, above all, by the origins and history of art. These unusually well-defined intellectual interests, reflected in his famous Commentaries, shaped his approach in the Gates. Through the selection, imaginative interpretation, and arrangement of biblical episodes, Ghiberti fashioned multi-textured narratives that explore the human condition and express his ideas on a range of social, political, artistic, and philosophical issues.
The Gates of Paradise
Author: Gary M. Radke
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2007-08-02
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 0300126158
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA rich account of the giant bronze doors created by Florentine sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti--so exquisite that Michelangelo proclaimed them suitable to serve as the Gates of Paradise.
The Cambridge Economic History of Latin America
Author: Victor Bulmer-Thomas
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780521857161
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnderstanding New Media
Author: Kim H. Veltman
Publisher: University of Calgary Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 714
ISBN-13: 1552381544
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book outlines the development currently underway in the technology of new media and looks further to examine the unforeseen effects of this phenomenon on our culture, our philosophies, and our spiritual outlook.
Photography, Essays & Images
Author: Beaumont Newhall
Publisher:
Published: 1951
Total Pages: 327
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKHumanism and Creativity in the Renaissance
Author: Christopher S. Celenza
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 442
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection of original essays, gathered in honor of distinguished historian Ronald G. Witt, explores a range of issues of interest to scholars of Renaissance and Early Modern Europe. Contributors include Robert Black, Melissa Bullard, Anthony D'Elia, Anthony Grafton, Paul Grendler, James Hankins, John Headley, John Monfasani, and Louise Rice.
A Short History of the Italian Renaissance
Author: Kenneth R. Bartlett
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2013-01-01
Total Pages: 402
ISBN-13: 1442600144
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAward-winning lecturer Kenneth R. Bartlett applies his decades of experience teaching the Italian Renaissance to this beautifully illustrated overview. In his introductory Note to the Reader, Bartlett first explains why he chose Jacob Burckhardt's classic narrative to guide students through the complex history of the Renaissance and then provides his own contemporary interpretation of that narrative. Over seventy color illustrations, genealogies of important Renaissance families, eight maps, a list of popes, a timeline of events, a bibliography, and an index are included.
Interpretations of Renaissance Humanism
Author: Angelo Mazzocco
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2006-07-01
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9047410246
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthored by some of the most preeminent Renaissance scholars active today, the essays of this volume give fresh and illuminating analyses of important aspects of Renaissance humanism, such as the time and causes of its origin, its connection to the papal court and medieval traditions, its classical learning, its religious and literary dimensions, and its dramatis personae. Their interpretations are varied to the point of being contradictory. The essays bear the imprint of the work of the eminent scholars of the second half of the twentieth century, especially Kristeller’s, and demonstrate an awareness of the various modes of critical inquiry that have prevailed in recent years. As such they are an important exemplar of current scholarship on Renaissance humanism and are, therefore, indispensable to the scholar who wishes to explore this pivotal cultural movement. Contributors include: Robert Black, Alison Brown, Riccardo Fubini, Paul F. Grendler, James Hankins, Eckhard Kessler, Arthur F. Kinney, Angelo Mazzocco, Giuseppe Mazzotta, Massimo Miglio, John Monfasani, Charles G. Nauert, and Ronald G. Witt.
The Psychology of Perspective and Renaissance Art
Author: Michael Kubovy
Publisher: CUP Archive
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780521368490
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMichael Kubovy, an experimental psychologist, recounts the lively history of the invention of perspective in the fifteenth century, and shows how, as soon as the invention spread, it was used to achieve subtle and fascinating aesthetic effects. A clear presentation of the fundamental concepts of perspective and the reasons for its effectiveness, drawing on the latest laboratory research on how people perceive, leads into the development of a new theory to explain why Renaissance artists such as Leonardo and Mantegna used perspective in unorthodox ways which have puzzled art scholars. This theory illuminates the author's broader consideration of the evolution of art: the book proposes a resolution of the debate between those who believe that the invention/discovery of perspective is a stage in the steady progress of art and those who believe that perspective is merely a conventional and arbitrary system for the representation of space.
