Classical myths in Italian Renaissance painting / Luba Freedman
- Author
- Freedman, Luba, 1953-
- Published
- Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
- Physical Description
- xvi, 292 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
- Contents
- The fascination with classical myths -- The all'antica ambience -- The new artistic tradition -- Adaptations of sculpted and painted mythologies from antiquity -- The all'antica depiction of classical myths -- Wall paintings on classical myths -- Poesie.
- Summary
- "The book is about a new development in Italian Renaissance art; its aim is to show how artists and humanists came together to affect this revolution, it is important because this is a long-ignored but crucial aspect of the Italian Renaissance, showing us why the masterpieces we take for granted are the way they are, and there is no competitor in the field. The book sheds light on some of the world's greatest masterpieces of art, including Botticelli's Venus, Leonardo's Leda, Raphael's Galatea, and Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne"--
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9781107001190
1107001196 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-269) and index.
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