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Book Description: Ashgate Publishing, Limited, Aldershot, United Kingdom, 2000. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 38.6 x 23.6 x 2.8 cm. 317 Pages. Introduced by Joanna Cannon, this volume of essays by postgraduate students at the Courtauld Institute, University of London, explores some of the ways in which art was used to express, to celebrate, and to promote the political and religious aims and aspirations of those in power in the city states of central Italy in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The contributions focus on four centres: Siena, Arezzo, Pisa and Orvieto, and range over a number of media: fresco, panel painting, sculpture, metalwork, and translucent enamel. Employing a variety of methods and approaches, these stimulating essays offer a fresh look at some of the key artistic projects of the period. The dates cited in the title, 1261 and 1352, refer to two well-known works, Coppo di Marcovaldo’s Madonna del Bordone and the Guidoriccio Fresco in the Palazzo Pubblico of Siena, here newly assigned to this date. By concentrating on individual cases such as these, the essays provide rewardingly sustained consideration, at the same time raising crucial issues concerning the role of art in the public life of the period. These generously-illustrated studies introduce new material and advance new arguments, and are all based on original research. Clear and lively presentation ensures that they are also accessible to students and scholars from other disciplines. Art, Politics and Civic Religion in Central Italy, 1261–1352 is the first volume in the new series Courtauld Institute Research Papers. The series makes available original recently researched material on western art history from classical antiquity to the present day. Contents: Introduction; Secular power and the sacred in the art of the central-Italian city-state, Joanna Cannon; The decoration of the west wall of the Sala del Mappamondo in Siena’s Palazzo Pubblico, Thomas de Wesselow; Reconstructing the programme of the tomb of Guido Tarlati, Bishop and Lord of Arezzo, Georgina Pelham; The reliquary of the Holy Corporal in the cathedral of Orvieto: patronage and politics, Giovanni Freni; San Ranieri of Pisa: a civic cult and its expression in text and image, Lily Richards; Coppo di Marcovaldo’s Madonna del Bordone: political statement or profession of faith? Gianna A. Mina; Civitas Virginis? The significance of civic dedication to the Virgin for the development of Marian imagery in Siena before 1311, Bridget Heal; Index. Bookseller Inventory # X115-1051

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Book Description: Ashgate Publishing Group, United Kingdom, 2000. Hardback. Book Condition: New. 164 x 241 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. This volume of essays explores some of the ways in which art was used to express, to celebrate, and to promote the political and religious aims and aspirations of those in power in the city states of central Italy in the 13th and 14th centuries. The contributions focus on Siena, Arezzo, Pisa and Orvieto, and range over a number of media: fresco, panel painting, sculpture, metalwork and translucent enamel. Employing a variety of methods and approaches, these essays offer insights into some of the key artistic projects of the period. Bookseller Inventory # AA69781840146356

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Book Description: Ashgate Publishing Limited, Aldershot, 2000. Book Condition: New. Bookseller Inventory # 1065835

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Book Description: Ashgate Publishing Group. Hardback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW, Art, Politics and Civic Religion in Central Italy, 1261-1352, Joanna Cannon, Beth Williamson, These essays explore some of the ways in which art was used to express, to celebrate, and to promote the political and religious aims and aspirations of those in power in the city states of central Italy in the 13th and 14th centuries. The contributions focus on Siena, Arezzo, Pisa and Orvieto. Bookseller Inventory # B9781840146356

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Book Description: Ashgate Pub Ltd, 2000. Hardcover. Book Condition: Brand New. 317 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock. Bookseller Inventory # __1840146354

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