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Michelangelo and the Viewer in His Time
Bernadine Barnes
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Description for Michelangelo and the Viewer in His Time
Hardback. In this engaging book, Bernadine Barnes brings together new research to show how Michelangelo's art was viewed in its own time. Series: Renaissance Lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 60 illustrations, 40 in colour. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Today Michelangelo's painting and sculpture is seen most often in museums, while his archi-tectural designs have been left incomplete or modified by others so that some are barely recognizable. But his art was made to be viewed in churches, homes and political settings, by people who brought their own needs and expectations to his work. Paintings and sculptures were rarely seen in isolation; instead they were seen as part of rituals and ceremonies. Viewers of Michelangelo's time would experience the work under specific lighting conditions and from particular positions. They would move through spaces and past sculpture, and they might ... Read more
Today Michelangelo's painting and sculpture is seen most often in museums, while his archi-tectural designs have been left incomplete or modified by others so that some are barely recognizable. But his art was made to be viewed in churches, homes and political settings, by people who brought their own needs and expectations to his work. Paintings and sculptures were rarely seen in isolation; instead they were seen as part of rituals and ceremonies. Viewers of Michelangelo's time would experience the work under specific lighting conditions and from particular positions. They would move through spaces and past sculpture, and they might ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Renaissance Lives
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780237404
SKU
V9781780237404
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About Bernadine Barnes
Bernadine Barnes is Professor of Renaissance Art History at Wake Forest University, North Carolina. Her previous publications include Michelangelo's Last Judgment: The Renaissance Response (1998) and Michelangelo in Print (2010).
Reviews for Michelangelo and the Viewer in His Time
How did individuals and society at large respond to Michelangelo s art? This is the central question explored in Barnes s refreshingly original examination of Michelangelo s life, works, and varied audiences. Barnes leaves aside the heroic but fictionalized story of Michelangelo the lone genius to focus on the private individuals and viewing public who were highly attentive to how ... Read more