
Venice and the Veneto
Peter Humfrey(Editor)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 11. February 2008
Book
Hardback
424 pages
978-0-521-80843-9 (ISBN)
Description
This volume provides an account of the art and architecture of Venice and the principal cities of the Venetian mainland empire in the Renaissance, from 1450 to1600. Thematically organized, it puts special emphasis on the relationship between art and the political, social, and religious institutions of the Venetian Republic. Major painters such as Bellini, Titian, Tintoretto, and Veronese and of major architects such as Sansovino and Palladio are viewed in the context of the particular needs and ideologies of individual and institutional patrons. Moreover, the distinctive character of Venice as an artistic center is complemented by the discussion of the art produced in the mainland cities of Padua, Treviso, Vicenza, Verona, Brescia, and Bergamo, all of which similarly used visual means to assert their own separate identities. An up-to-date account of the art of early modern Venice, with specially commissioned essays by a team of internationally-known scholars is also included.
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"Venice and the Veneto provides the tools to truly understand the historical setting and importance of Venice on the Italian culture, that has and continues to be a Mecca for art aficionados."International Art Treasures
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 288 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
1590 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-80843-9 (9780521808439)
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Person
Peter Humfrey is professor of art history at the University of St Andrews. He has been a Fellow at Villa I Tatti, Florence, and a member of the Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton. In 2000, he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and in 2005 he received the award of Cavaliere dell'Ordine dell Stella della Solidarieta Italiana. His books include Cima da Conegliana, The Altarpiece in Renaissance Venice, Painting in Renaissance Venice, and Lorenzo Lotto. He is also co-author of the catalogues of several international loan exhibitions, most recently The Age of Titian: Venetian Renaissance Art from Scottish Collections and Bellini, Giorgione, Titian and the Renaissance of Venetian Painting.
Content
Introduction Peter Humfrey; Part I. The Historical Context: 1. City state and empire Dennis Romano; Part II. Art and Patronage in Venice: 2. The state Deborah Howard; 3. Clergy and confraternities Louisa Matthew; 4. Patricians and citizens Tracy E. Cooper; Part III. The Cities of the Veneto: 5. Padua, Treviso and Bassano Sarah Blake McHam; 6. Vicenza and Verona Gabriele Neher; 7. Brescia and Bergamo Andrea Bayer; 8. Epilogue: the demand from abroad Peter Humfrey.