02698nam 22005412 450 991015898180332120170202144108.01-316-81099-21-316-81108-51-316-50524-31-316-48897-71-316-81117-41-316-81126-31-316-81153-0(CKB)3710000001008901(UkCbUP)CR9781316488973(MiAaPQ)EBC4732915(PPN)223324590(EXLCZ)99371000000100890120150623d2016|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPublic painting and visual culture in early republican Florence /George R. BentNew York :Cambridge University Press,2016.1 online resource (xv, 334 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 Jan 2017).1-107-13976-7 1-316-81144-1 Street corners, guild halls, government offices, and confraternity centers contained paintings that made the city of Florence a visual jewel at precisely the time of its emergence as an international cultural leader. This book considers the paintings that were made specifically for consideration by lay viewers, as well as the way they could have been interpreted by audiences who approached them with specific perspectives. Their belief in the power of images, their understanding of the persuasiveness of pictures, and their acceptance of the utterly vital role that art could play as a propagator of civic, corporate, and individual identity made lay viewers keenly aware of the paintings in their midst. Those pictures affirmed the piety of the people for whom they were made in an age of social and political upheaval, as the city experimented with an imperfect form of republicanism that often failed to adhere to its declared aspirations.Painting, ItalianItalyFlorenceThemes, motivesPublic artItalyFlorenceHistoryTo 1500Art and societyItalyFlorenceHistoryTo 1500Florence (Italy)CivilizationPainting, ItalianThemes, motives.Public artHistoryArt and societyHistory701/.03HIS010000bisacshBent George R.939741UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910158981803321Public painting and visual culture in early republican Florence2118720UNINA