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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792654603321

Autore

Cerasuolo Angela

Titolo

Literature and artistic practice in the sixteenth century : the processes of painting in the treatises and in the works / / by Angela Cerasuolo ; Translated by Helen Glanville

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : Brill, , 2016

ISBN

90-04-33534-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (498 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history, , 1878-9048 ; ; v. 17

Brill's studies in intellectual history, , 0920-8607 ; ; v. 262

Altri autori (Persone)

GlanvilleHelen (Conservator)

Disciplina

759.945/09031

Soggetti

Painting, Renaissance - Italy

Painting, Italian - 16th century

Painting - Technique - Early works to 1800

Painting, Italian - 16th century - Expertising - Italy - Naples

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The "Libri di Bottega": A Covert Transmission -- Issues and Forms -- The Processes -- Through the Paintings: A Few Significant Examples. Investigations Carried Out at the Capodimonte Museum in Naples -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

In Literature and Artistic Practice in the Sixteenth Century Angela Cerasuolo, art historian and restorer, tracks the technical processes of painting through the cross-analysis of literary texts and works of art. Having traced the critical fortunes of the texts of the authors-Leonardo, Vasari, Armenini, Borghini, Lomazzo-she compares the information on drawing and painting, analysing the specific terminology, and identifying the materials and methods. Central themes of the theoretical debate-'disegno', 'invenzione', the contrast between 'prestezza' and 'diligenza', the 'paragone'-are examined in the light of their relationship with the techniques. On the basis of scientific studies on the technical execution of paintings, works from the Capodimonte Museum, Naples are analysed as case studies.