A Short History of the Italian Renaissance

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, General Art, History
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Author: Virginia Cox ISBN: 9780857729743
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: October 8, 2015
Imprint: I.B. Tauris Language: English
Author: Virginia Cox
ISBN: 9780857729743
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: October 8, 2015
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Language: English

The extraordinary creative energy of Renaissance Italy lies at the heart of modern western culture. This creativity extended far beyond the visual arts and architecture: dress history, dance history, food history, ritual and ceremonial all contributed to this vibrant rebirth. Virginia Cox here explores the material and economic output of the period, from the late 13th to the 16th century, when Italy led the world in painting, building, science, literature and music. As the medieval period exploded into a new era of self-confidence, a rediscovery of classical authors and their philosophical principles coincided with the political and economic rise of Florence, especially under the powerful Medici princes, and the later ascendancy of Venice and Rome. But the Renaissance enjoyed a rich regionality beyond these familiar centres. The author thus explores the arts in Milan, Ferrara, Mantua, Urbino and even Naples. She examines too the impact of rhetoric and performance on key texts like Machiavelli's The Prince and Castiglione's Book of the Courtier, as well as the role of women, both as patrons of the arts and creative artists in their own right. 'Renaissance woman', Cox boldly argues, is as important a legacy as 'Renaissance man'.

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The extraordinary creative energy of Renaissance Italy lies at the heart of modern western culture. This creativity extended far beyond the visual arts and architecture: dress history, dance history, food history, ritual and ceremonial all contributed to this vibrant rebirth. Virginia Cox here explores the material and economic output of the period, from the late 13th to the 16th century, when Italy led the world in painting, building, science, literature and music. As the medieval period exploded into a new era of self-confidence, a rediscovery of classical authors and their philosophical principles coincided with the political and economic rise of Florence, especially under the powerful Medici princes, and the later ascendancy of Venice and Rome. But the Renaissance enjoyed a rich regionality beyond these familiar centres. The author thus explores the arts in Milan, Ferrara, Mantua, Urbino and even Naples. She examines too the impact of rhetoric and performance on key texts like Machiavelli's The Prince and Castiglione's Book of the Courtier, as well as the role of women, both as patrons of the arts and creative artists in their own right. 'Renaissance woman', Cox boldly argues, is as important a legacy as 'Renaissance man'.

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