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Frans Floris (1519/20-1570) : imagining a Northern Renaissance / by Edward H. Wouk

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Wouk, Edward H.
Published
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
Physical Description
1 online resource (xlix, 808 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
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1. Introduction. fall and redemption: the divine artist -- 2. A portrait of the artist: Floris's biography in context -- 3. Iter Italicum: Floris's Italian journey in context -- 4. Triumphal entry: Floras's return to Antwerp (1546-49) -- 5. The Floris workshop: practice, theory, ritual -- 6. Portraits and head studies -- 7. Experiments in religious art: style and audience -- 8. Ardens amator artium: Floris, Niclaes Jonghelinck, and the nature of Netherlandish art -- 9. Losing faith: Floris's Allegory of the Trinity -- 10. Iconoclasm and Poesie -- 11. Humanæ Societati Necessaria: Frans Floris's vision for the arts -- 12. Coda.
Summary
Frans Floris de Vriendt radically transformed Netherlandish art. His monumental mythologies introduced a new appreciation for the heroic nude to the Low Countries and his religious art challenged standards of decorum. Born into a family of sculptors and architects, Floris refashioned his art through travel, first studying with the humanist painter Lambert Lombard in Liege and then continuing on to Italy. These experiences defined the hybridizing novelty of his art, forged by juxtaposing antique and modern, Italian and Northern sources. This book maps Floris's hybrid style onto shifting conceptions of cultural, religious, and political identity on the eve of the Dutch Revolt. It explores his collaborations and rivalries, engagement with artistic theory, hierarchical workshop, and revolutionary use of print.
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9789004343252 electronic book
9004343253 electronic book
9789004307254 hardcover ; alkaline paper
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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