Sense Knowledge and the Challenge of Italian Renaissance Art
El Greco, Velazquez, Rembrandt
1st Edition
Published on 21. October 2019
242 pages
978-90-485-4458-5 (ISBN)
Description
Giles Knox examines how El Greco, Velaizquez, and Rembrandt, though a disparate group of artists, were connected by a new self-consciousness with respect to artistic tradition. In particular, Knox considers the relationship of these artists to the art of Renaissance Italy, and sets aside nationalist art histories in order to see the period as one of fruitful exchange. Across Europe during the seventeenth century, artists read Italian-inspired writings on art and these texts informed how they contemplated their practice. Knox demonstrates how these three artists engaged dynamically with these writings, incorporating or rejecting the theoretical premises to which they were exposed. Additionally, this study significantly expands our understanding of how paintings can activate the sense of touch. Knox discusses how Velaizquez and Rembrandt, though in quite different ways, sought to conjure for viewers thoughts about touching that resonated directly with the subject matter they depicted.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Illustrations
86 s/w Abbildungen, 10 farbige Abbildungen
10 Illustrations, color; 86 Illustrations, black and white
File size
4,95 MB
ISBN-13
978-90-485-4458-5 (9789048544585)
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Giles Knox
Sense Knowledge and the Challenge of Italian Renaissance Art
El Greco, Velazquez, Rembrandt
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10/2019
Amsterdam University Press
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Person
Giles Knox is Associate Professor in the Department of Art History at Indiana University. He has edited, together with Tanya J. Tiffany: Velazquez Re-Examined: Theory, History, Poetry, and Theatre, Brepols, 2017. He is the author of The Late Paintings of Velazquez: Theorizing Painterly Performance, Ashgate, 2009.
Content
Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Introduction: Polemics of Painting Part One - Origin Stories and the Challenge of Italy Chapter One - El Greco: Italy, Crete, Toledo Chapter Two - From El Greco to Velazquez: Juan Bautista Maino Part Two - Illusion, Materiality, Touch Chapter Three - Velazquez and Inversion: Making and Illusion Chapter Four - Vulcan, Mars, and Venus: Erotic Touch Chapter Five - Late Rembrandt I: Texture and Skilled Touch Chapter Six - Late Rembrandt II: Feeling with the Eyes Conclusion Bibliography Index
