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Paragons & Paragone
. Preimesberger
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Description for Paragons & Paragone
Hardcover. Provides an exploration of the rivalry that existed between the artists of the Renaissance & Baroque eras. This title features essays on Renaissance and Baroque art that reveal the paragone to be a crucial motive and key to the interpretation of some of the most celebrated works of art such as Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece and Michelangelo's Pieta. Num Pages: 200 pages, 25 colour & 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; ACQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 768.
This title provides an intelligent and illuminating exploration of the rivalry that existed between the artists of the Renaissance & Baroque eras. The paragon - the notion of competition and rivalry among the arts - has been a topic of debate for centuries. It erupted with great force in the Renaissance: sculptors vying with painters for superiority, modern artists competing with the ancients, and painting challenging poetry. If the traces of this lively conversation are most evident in the literature, the remarkable scholarship presented here demonstrates how the paragone was rendered visible also in works of art. The essays on ... Read more
This title provides an intelligent and illuminating exploration of the rivalry that existed between the artists of the Renaissance & Baroque eras. The paragon - the notion of competition and rivalry among the arts - has been a topic of debate for centuries. It erupted with great force in the Renaissance: sculptors vying with painters for superiority, modern artists competing with the ancients, and painting challenging poetry. If the traces of this lively conversation are most evident in the literature, the remarkable scholarship presented here demonstrates how the paragone was rendered visible also in works of art. The essays on ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
158
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, United States
ISBN
9780892369645
SKU
V9780892369645
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99-13
About . Preimesberger
Rudolf Preimesberger is professor emeritus at the Freie Universitat Berlin.
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