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Painting and Experience in Fifteenth Century Italy: A Primer in the Social History of Pictorial Style (Oxford Paperbacks) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for Painting and Experience in Fifteenth Century ItalyAn introduction to 15th century Italian painting and the social history behind it, arguing that the two are interlinked and that the conditions of the time helped fashion distinctive elements in the painter's style.
Full description- Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
- Published: 19 May 1988
- Format: Paperback 191 pages
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- Categories: Art History | Art History: c 1400 to c 1600 | Paintings | European History | Early Modern History: C 1450/1500 To C 1700
- ISBN 13: 9780192821447 ISBN 10: 019282144X
- Sales rank: 54,416
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Full description for Painting and Experience in Fifteenth Century Italy
An introduction to Italian painting in the 15th century, and the social history behind it. The book covers the structure of the picture trade and its economic basis through contracts, letters and accounts. The author also illustrates how art history can be used to give insights into social history, by showing how the visual skills and activities of daily life can be related to the painters' style. Renaissance painting is related for instance to experience of activities such as preaching, dancing and gauging barrels. Finally, 16 concepts used by a contemporary critic, Cristoforo Landino, in his description of Masaccio, Filippo Lippi, Andrea del Castagno and Fra Angelico are described and illustrated, as a basis for looking at 15th century painting. In addition, this new edition has an appendix of the original Latin and Italian texts referred to throughout the book, providing access to the relevant, authentic sources.
