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Portraits
This book accompanied the Lotto Lorenzo Portraits exhibition at the National Gallery (5 November 2018 - 10 February 2019). Celebrated as one of the greatest portraitists of the Italian Renaissance, Lorenzo Lotto uniquely portrayed a cross section of middle-class sitters, among them clerics, merchants and humanists. Lotto depicted men, women and children in compositions rich in symbolism and imbued with great psychological depth. The prominent addition of objects which hinted at the social status, interests, and aspirations of his subjects added meaning to each work. With the inclusion of documents that have survived from Lotto's own account books, this catalogue provides extraordinary insight into the artist's individualistic style and the people he portrayed.
Svelature
Nell’intreccio narrativo delle disparate vicende di dieci donne l’autrice rileva il loro diverso modo di agire e reagire. Si parla di rapporti costruiti sulla menzogna, dell’ignobiltà dei colpevoli di molestie sessuali, di matrimoni infranti dal tradimento, di relazioni che non temono l’essere diverso, del turbamento per la perdita di persone amate e del farsi di una coscienza sociale. Distinzioni da cui emerge costante la volontà delle protagoniste, siano donne giovani o mature, di trarre dai dispiaceri e dai disagi una forza interiore, che nel disincanto trova strade percorribili. Con uno sguardo ricolmo di emozioni, la scrittura scorre per sorprendere nel finale. Il titolo è mutuato dal termine svelatura che è una tecnica di rimozione dai dipinti antichi delle velature – sovrapposte nel tempo e spesso incaute – per tornare all’originale di mano dell’artista. È stato scelto per la raccolta di questi racconti perché calzante con le vicende narrate in cui dallo “svelare” emergono verità celate.
Cultures of Empire: Rethinking Venetian Rule, 1400–1700
This book investigates perceptions, modes, and techniques of Venetian rule in the early modern Eastern Mediterranean (1400–1700). Against the backdrop of the controversial notion of the Venetian realm as a colonial empire, essays from a range of specialists examine how Venice negotiated control over the territories, resources, and traditions of different empires (Byzantine, Roman, Mamluk, Ottoman) while developing its own claims of authority. Focusing in particular on questions of belonging and status in the Venetian overseas territories, the volume incorporates observations on the daily realities of Venetian rule: how did Venice negotiate claims of authority in light of former and ongoing...
The Art Collector in Early Modern Italy
Lorenzo Lotto's Portrait of Andrea Odoni is one of the most famous paintings of the Italian Renaissance. Son of an immigrant and a member of the non-noble citizen class, Odoni understood how the power of art could make a name for himself and his family in his adopted homeland. Far from emulating Venetian patricians, however, he set himself apart through the works he collected and the way he displayed them. In this book, Monika Schmitter imaginatively reconstructs Odoni's house – essentially a 'portrait' of Odoni through his surroundings and possessions. Schmitter's detailed analysis of Odoni's life and portrait reveals how sixteenth-century individuals drew on contemporary ideas about spirituality, history, and science to forge their own theories about the power of things and the agency of object. She shows how Lotto's painting served as a meta-commentary on the practice of collecting and on the ability of material things to transform the self.
The Endless Periphery
While the masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance are usually associated with Italy’s historical seats of power, some of the era’s most characteristic works are to be found in places other than Florence, Rome, and Venice. They are the product of the diversity of regions and cultures that makes up the country. In Endless Periphery, Stephen J. Campbell examines a range of iconic works in order to unlock a rich series of local references in Renaissance art that include regional rulers, patron saints, and miracles, demonstrating, for example, that the works of Titian spoke to beholders differently in Naples, Brescia, or Milan than in his native Venice. More than a series of regional microhistories, Endless Periphery tracks the geographic mobility of Italian Renaissance art and artists, revealing a series of exchanges between artists and their patrons, as well as the power dynamics that fueled these exchanges. A counter history of one of the greatest epochs of art production, this richly illustrated book will bring new insight to our understanding of classic works of Italian art.
The Italians in Australia
"This book celebrates research by Australian art historians into Italian art of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It was prompted by the exhibition The Italians: three centuries of Italian art, which opened at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra in March 2002 before moving to Melbourne Museum where it closed in October. This exhibition brought to Australia a wide range of paintings, a few drawings, and one sculpture, drawn from museums in Rome, Florence, Milan, Genoa, and Naples, as well as works from private collections and with dealers."--Preface.
The Age of Titian
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