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Synopsis
Many famous Italian Renaissance artworks were made to celebrate love and marriage. They were the pinnacles of a tradition―dating from the early Renaissance―of commemorating betrothal, marriage, and the birth of a child by commissioning extraordinary objects or exchanging them as gifts. This important volume is the first to examine the entire range of works to which Renaissance rituals of love and marriage gave rise and makes a major contribution to our understanding of Renaissance art in its broader cultural context. Some 140 works of art, dating from about 1400 to 1600, are discussed by a distinguished group of scholars and are reproduced in full color.
Marriage and childbirth gifts are the point of departure. These range from maiolica, glassware, and jewelry to birth trays, musical instruments, and nuptial portraits. Bonds of love of another sort were represented in erotic drawings and prints. From these precedents, an increasingly inventive approach to subjects of love and marriage culminated in paintings by some of the greatest artists of the Renaissance, including Giulio Romano, Lorenzo Lotto, and Titian. [This book was originally published in 2008 and has gone out of print. This edition is a print-on-demand version of the original book.]
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About the Author
Andrea Bayer is Curator in the Department of European Paintings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Review
Selected as a finalist for the 2010 Alfred H. Barr Jr., Award given by the College Art Association (Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award College Art Association )
"A major contribution to our understanding of Renaissance art in its broader culturual context. . . . Highly informative, bringing together a wide range of objects and images as a way to better understand the ritual of love and family life in all stages and those involved in them. . . . A must-have for anyone interested in Renaissance art and private life."—Katherine A. McIver, Renaissance Quarterly (Katherine A. McIver Renaissance Quarterly )
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- PublisherMetropolitan Museum of Art
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 0300200331
- ISBN 13 9780300200331
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages376
- EditorBayer Andrea
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