description: Siena, Florence and Padua were all major centres for the flowering of early Italian Renaissance art and civic culture. The three communities shared a common concern for the embelishment of their cities by means of painting, sculpture and architecture. The eleven papers in this volume re-examine and re-assess the artistic legacy of the three cities during the 14th century amd locate the various works of art considered within their broader cultural, social and religious contexts. Contributors D Norman (Patrons, politics and art) ; C Harrison (Giotto and the `rise of painting') ; C King (The arts of carving and casting) ; T Benton (The building trades and design methods) ; D Norman (Art and religion after the Black Death) ; C King (The New ideas, new evidence) .
language: English
title: Siena, Florence, and Padua Volume 1: Interpretative Essays
titlecomplete: Siena, Florence, and Padua Volume 1: Interpretative Essays
genres: History, Italy, Art, Art History
ratings_count: 10
publisher: Yale University Press