Résumé
Oscillating between the majesty of the Greco-Byzantine tradition and the modernity predicted by Giotto, Early Italian Painting addresses the first important aesthetic movement that would lead to the Renaissance, the Italian Primitives. Trying new mediums and techniques, these revolutionary artists no longer painted frescos on walls, but created the first mobile paintings on wooden panels. The faces of the figures were painted to shock the spectator in order to emphasise the divinity of the character being represented. The bright gold leafed backgrounds were used to highlight the godliness of the subject. The elegance of both line and colour were combined to reinforce specific symbolic choices. Ultimately the Early Italian artists wished to make the invisible visible. In this magnificent book, the authors emphasise the importance that the rivalry between the Sienese and Florentine schools played in the evolution of art history. The reader will discover how the sacred began to take a more human form through these forgotten masterworks, opening a discrete but definitive door through the use of anthropomorphism, a technique that would be cherished by the Renaissance.
Auteur
Auteur(s) : Joseph Archer Crowe, Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle, Anna Jameson
Caractéristiques
Editeur : Parkstone International
Auteur(s) : Joseph Archer Crowe, Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle, Anna Jameson
Publication : 28 décembre 2023
Support(s) : Livre numérique eBook [PDF], Livre numérique eBook [ePub]
Protection(s) : Marquage social (PDF), Marquage social (ePub)
Taille(s) : 83 Mo (PDF), 56,3 Mo (ePub)
EAN13 Livre numérique eBook [PDF] : 9781780428055
EAN13 Livre numérique eBook [ePub] : 9781783103928
EAN13 (papier) : 9781844848485