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Terracotta Art
Terracotta Art explores the fascinating world of fired clay sculptures, revealing their historical and artistic significance across ancient civilizations. Often overlooked in favor of ""precious"" materials, terracotta artifacts provide invaluable insights into the lives, rituals, and artistic sensibilities of past societies. For instance, the book highlights how the independent discovery of firing techniques on different continents led to diverse artistic expressions, and it examines the role of terracotta in funerary practices, where figurines served as grave goods reflecting beliefs about the afterlife. The book progresses through three key sections: the evolution of sculpting techniques,...
The Materiality of Terracotta Sculpture in Early Modern Europe
Through meticulously researched case studies, this book explores the materiality of terracotta sculpture in early modern Europe. Chapters present a broad geographical perspective showcasing examples of modelling, firing, painting, and gilding of clay in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands. The volume considers known artworks by celebrated artists, such as Luca della Robbia, Andrea del Verrocchio, Filipe Hodart, or Hans Reichle, in parallel with several lesser-studied terracotta sculptures and tin-glazed earthenware made by anonymous artisans. This book challenges arbitrary distinctions into the fine art and the applied arts, that obscured the image of artistic production in the early modern world. The centrality of clay in the creative processes of artists working with two- and three-dimensional artefacts comes to the fore. The role of terracotta figures in religious practices, as well as processes of material substitutions or mimesis, confirm the medium’s significance for European visual and material culture in general. This book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, Renaissance studies, and material culture.
