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Literature and Artistic Practice in Sixteenth-Century Italy

Literature and Artistic Practice in Sixteenth-Century Italy

Hardcover

Art HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9004314873
ISBN13: 9789004314870
Publisher: Brill
Published: Feb 2 2017
Pages: 480
Weight: 2.00
Height: 1.30 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.50
Language: English
In Literature and Artistic Practice in the Sixteenth Century Angela Cerasuolo, art historian and restorer, tracks the technical processes of painting through the cross-analysis of literary texts and works of art. Having traced the critical fortunes of the texts of the authors--Leonardo, Vasari, Armenini, Borghini, Lomazzo--she compares the information on drawing and painting, analysing the specific terminology, and identifying the materials and methods. Central themes of the theoretical debate--'disegno', 'invenzione', the contrast between 'prestezza' and 'diligenza', the 'paragone'--are examined in the light of their relationship with the techniques. On the basis of scientific studies on the technical execution of paintings, works from the Capodimonte Museum, Naples are analysed as case studies.


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