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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521184339

ISBN-139780521184335

eBay Product ID (ePID)99359371

Product Key Features

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameArt, Theory, and Culture in Sixteenth-Century Italy : from Techne to Metatechne

Publication Year2011

SubjectCriticism & Theory, General, European, History / General, History / Renaissance

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaArt

AuthorRobert Williams

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight13.4 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"Williams has written a thoughtful book meticulous in its reading of Vasari, Lomazzo, Zuccaro, Tasso, and Bocchi and in its original presentation of their writing as a rich and interrelated theoretical discourse." Deborah Cibelli, Sixteenth Century Journal, "This is a well-written, well-conceived, provocative study and will fascinate those interested in Renaissance thought..." Renaissance and Reformation

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal709/.45/09031

Table Of ContentIntroduction; 1. Vasari's concept of Disegno; 2. Style, decorum and aesthetic experience; 3. Absolute art: Lomazzo, Zuccaro and Tasso; 4. Francesco Bocchi; Conclusion.

SynopsisArt, Theory and Culture in Sixteenth-Century Italy was originally published in 1998, and offers a critical overview of the literature on the visual arts produced during the High and Late Renaissance. Analysing and interpreting texts by such writers as Vasari, Lomazzo, Zuccaro, and Tasso, Robert Williams demonstrates how these works offer insight into the experience of contemporary viewers, thus permitting a clearer view of the relationship between abstract thought and lived experience. Also examined is the argument that art is a privileged form of knowledge that subordinates all others. By focusing on a hitherto neglected, but important, body of literature, Williams shows how an understanding of it can transform our knowledge and appreciation of the Renaissance., This 1998 book offers a critical overview of the literature on the visual arts produced during the High and Late Renaissance. By focusing on a hitherto neglected body of literature, Williams shows how an understanding of it can transform our knowledge and appreciation of the Renaissance., Art, Theory and Culture in Sixteenth-Century Italy offers a critical overview of the literature on the visual arts produced during the High and Late Renaissance. Analyzing and interpreting texts by such writers as Vasari, Lomazzo, Zuccaro, and Tasso, Robert Williams demonstrates how these works offer insight into the experience of contemporary viewers, thus permitting a clearer view of the relationship between abstract thought and lived experience. By focusing on a heretofore neglected, but important body of literature, Williams shows how an understanding of it can transform our knowledge and appreciation of the Renaissance.

LC Classification NumberN6915