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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457480203321

Autore

Crowe J. A (Joseph Archer), <1825-1896.>

Titolo

Early Italian painting [[electronic resource] /] / Joseph Archer Crowe & Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle, Anna Jameson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Parkstone Press International, 2011

ISBN

1-283-95225-4

1-78042-805-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Collana

Art of century collection

Altri autori (Persone)

CavalcaselleG. B <1820-1897.> (Giovanni Battista)

Jameson, Mrs. <1794-1860.> (Anna)

CroweJ. A <1825-1896.> (Joseph Archer)

Disciplina

759.5

Soggetti

Painting, Italian

Painting, Medieval - Italy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The following passages originally constituted sections of two books ... both written in 1864-one by Anna Jameson and the other by Giovanni Cavalcaselle and Arthur Crowe"--Note from the editor.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : Something about pictures and painters -- Revival of art in Siena -- Fundamental difference between Sienese and Florentine art -- Early Christianity and art -- Memoirs of the early Italian painters. Guido da Siena -- Giovanni Cimabue -- Cimabue and the Ruccelai Madonna -- Duccio di Buoninsegna -- Ugolino di Nerio --Segna di Bonaventura -- Giotto di Bondone -- Pietro Cavallini -- The Campo Santo -- Andrea Orcagna -- Taddeo Gaddi -- Simone Martini (Simone Memmi) -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Oscillating between the majesty of the Greco-Byzantine tradition and the modernity predicted by Giotto, Early Italian Painting addresses the first important aesthetic movement that would lead to the Renaissance, the Italian Primitives. Trying new mediums and techniques, these revolutionary artists no longer painted frescoes on walls, but created the first mobile paintings on wooden panels. The visages of the figures were painted to shock the spectator in order to emphasise the divinity



of the character being represented. The bright gold leafed backgrounds were used to highlight the godliness o