Italian Renaissance courts : art, pleasure and power / Alison Cole.

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Cole, Alison [author.]

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TextSeries: Renaissance Art SerPublisher: London : Laurence King Publishing, 2016Copyright date: �2016Description: 1 online resource (255 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color mapContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781780679853
1780679858
1780677405
9781780677408

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Italian Renaissance courts.DDC classification:

709.945 22

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NX552.A1 C65 2016eb

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The fifteenth-century Renaissance court -- Art and princely 'magnificence' -- The court artist -- Piety and propaganda : Naples under Alfonso of Aragon -- Arms and letters : Urbino under Federico da Montefeltro -- Varieties of pleasure : este Ferrara -- The art of diplomacy : Mantua and the Gonzaga -- Local expertise and foreign talent : Milan and Pavia under Ludovico 'Il Moro' -- A grander stage.

Summary: This fascinating study of Renaissance courtly art and culture in fifteenth and early sixteenth-century Italy encompasses the most recent scholarship on the courts, court art and noble values. Alison Cole not only considers the role of artists, but explores the distinctive uses to which art was put at the courts, from the smaller duchies and princely courts of Ferrara, Mantua and Urbino to the larger courts of Naples and Milan. The social, intellectual and artistic milieu of each court is brought vividly to life, along with the complex personalities of the rulers, their relationships with the civic and ecclesiastical authorities, and the role of court women as patrons of the arts. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary texts and visual material, Cole paints a rich picture of the these extraordinary courts in the moment of their greatest brilliance.Summary: In this authoritative study, Alison Cole explores the distinctive uses of art at the five great secular courts of Naples, Urbino, Ferrara, Mantua, and Milan. The princes who ruled these city-states, vying with each other and with the great European courts, relied on artistic patronage to promote their legitimacy and authority. Major artists and architects, from Mantegna and Pisanello to Bramante and Leonardo da Vinci, were commissioned to design, paint, and sculpt, but also to oversee the court's building projects and entertainments. Bronze medallions, illuminated manuscripts, and rich tapestries, inspired by sources as varied as Roman coins, Byzantine ivories, and French chivalric romances, were treasured and traded. Palaces were decorated extravagant public spectacles were staged, and whole cities were redesigned, to bring honor, but also solace and pleasure. The 'courtly' styles that emerged from this intricate landscape are examined in detail, as are the complex motivations of ruling lords, consorts, nobles, and their artists. Drawing on the most recent scholarship, Cole presents a vivid picture of the art of this extraordinary period.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-251) and index.

This fascinating study of Renaissance courtly art and culture in fifteenth and early sixteenth-century Italy encompasses the most recent scholarship on the courts, court art and noble values. Alison Cole not only considers the role of artists, but explores the distinctive uses to which art was put at the courts, from the smaller duchies and princely courts of Ferrara, Mantua and Urbino to the larger courts of Naples and Milan. The social, intellectual and artistic milieu of each court is brought vividly to life, along with the complex personalities of the rulers, their relationships with the civic and ecclesiastical authorities, and the role of court women as patrons of the arts. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary texts and visual material, Cole paints a rich picture of the these extraordinary courts in the moment of their greatest brilliance.

In this authoritative study, Alison Cole explores the distinctive uses of art at the five great secular courts of Naples, Urbino, Ferrara, Mantua, and Milan. The princes who ruled these city-states, vying with each other and with the great European courts, relied on artistic patronage to promote their legitimacy and authority. Major artists and architects, from Mantegna and Pisanello to Bramante and Leonardo da Vinci, were commissioned to design, paint, and sculpt, but also to oversee the court's building projects and entertainments. Bronze medallions, illuminated manuscripts, and rich tapestries, inspired by sources as varied as Roman coins, Byzantine ivories, and French chivalric romances, were treasured and traded. Palaces were decorated extravagant public spectacles were staged, and whole cities were redesigned, to bring honor, but also solace and pleasure. The 'courtly' styles that emerged from this intricate landscape are examined in detail, as are the complex motivations of ruling lords, consorts, nobles, and their artists. Drawing on the most recent scholarship, Cole presents a vivid picture of the art of this extraordinary period.

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