Agnolo Bronzino
Subtitle: Medici court artist in context
By: edited by Andrea M. Gáldy
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9781443844123
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation
Description: "The Florentine artist Agnolo Bronzino (1503-1572) has long been celebrated as the consummate court painter and his sumptuous portrayals of Duke Cosimo de' Medici and Duchess Eleonora de Toledo have become icons of Italian Renaissance art. In this volume, an international assembly of scholars advances modern perceptions of Bronzino's art by applying fresh research paradigms not only to the well-known portraits, but also to other painted subjects, frescoes, and tapestries within the context of ancient Roman precedents, Renaissance European court culture, and postmodernist theory. The seven essays supplement two recent Bronzino exhibitions in New York and Florence (2010) by addressing Bronzino's portraiture, creative process, and tapestry production as well as past and present attitudes towards nudity, sexuality, landscapes, and poetic satire in Bronzino's imagery."--pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.