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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139210503321

Titolo

Art and architecture in Naples, 1266-1713 : new approaches / / edited by Cordelia Warr and Janis Elliott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

West Sussex, United Kingdom ; ; Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

1-282-68277-6

9786612682773

1-4443-2438-1

1-4443-2439-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Collana

Art history special issues Art and architecture in Naples, 1266-1713

Classificazione

20.70

Altri autori (Persone)

WarrCordelia

ElliottJanis <1949->

Disciplina

709.45/731

709.45731

Soggetti

Art, Italian - Italy - Naples

Naples (Italy) Civilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published as Volume 31, Issue 4 of Art History, 2008.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Art And Architecture In Naples, 1266-1713; Coverpage; Contents; Notes on contributors; 1 INTRODUCTION:REASSESSING NAPLES 1266 -1713; 2 THE NORTH LOOKS SOUTH:GIORGIO VASARI AND EARLY MODERN VISUAL CULTURE IN THE KINGDOM OF NAPLES; 3 THE RISE OF THE COURT ARTIST:CAVALLINI AND GIOTTO IN FOUR TEENTH-CENTUR Y NAPLES; 4 THE LOCAL EYE:FORMAL AND SOCIAL DISTINCTIONS IN LATE QUA TTROCENTO NEAPOLITAN TOMBS; 5 BUILDING IN LOCAL ALL 'ANTICA STYLE:THE PALACE OF DIOMEDE CARAF A IN NAPLES; 6 FROM SOCIAL VIR TUE TO REVETTED INTERIOR: GIOV ANNI ANTONIO DOSIO AND MARBLE INLAY IN ROME,FLORENCE,AND NAPLES

7 'THE FACE IS A MIRROR OF THE SOUL ' : FRONTISPIECES AND THE PRODUCTION OF SANCTITY IN POST-TRIDENTINE NAPLES8 PATRONAGE,STANDARDS AND TRANSFER T CUL TUREL :NAPLES BETWEEN ART HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE THEORY; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Often overshadowed by the cities of Florence and Rome in art-historical literature, this volume argues for the importance of Naples as an artistic and cultural centre, demonstrating the breadth and wealth of



artistic experience within the city.Generously illustrated with some illustrations specifically commissioned for this bookQuestions the traditional definitions of 'cultural centres' which have led to the neglect of Naples as a centre of artistic importanceA significant addition to the English-language scholarship on art in Naples