Make a Joyful Noise
Subtitle: Renaissance Art and Music at Florence Cathedral
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780300209181
Subjects: Robbia, luca della, 1400-1482; Art, renaissance; Art, italian; Art and music; Cathedrals; Art, exhibitions
Description: "This book breaks the silence that has artificially surrounded one of the greatest masterpieces of Early Renaissance Florence: Luca della Robbia's Cantoria. This silence has never regarded the quality or historical significance of Luca's famed organ loft--far from it, in fact. Since its installation in Florence Cathedral in 1438, Luca's Cantoria--his first documented work--has been recognized as an undisputed masterpiece, epitomizing the classical spirit of the Renaissance"--