Paolo Uccello: Artist of the Florentine Renaissance Republic - Softcover

Hudson, Hugh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3639040708 ISBN 13: 9783639040708

Publisher: VDM Verlag, 2008

Synopsis

Paolo Uccello was one of the foremost artists of the early Italian Renaissance, lengendary for his pioneering use of perspective, the humanist, intellectual themes of his work, his vivid and original imagery, and his wit. Yet, few major artists of the Renaissance have remained so elusive to modern scholars. This study looks beyond the romantic myth of the solitary artist created by Vasari in the sixteenth century, to document Uccello as an historical figure, to identify his works on the basis of archival evidence, style, and technique, rather than tradition, and to interpret his imagery in the light of the religious, social, political, and aesthetic concerns of the Florentine Republic in the fifteenth century. It also investigates the circumstances of his workshops, and describes the materials and technique that made him one of the most admired artists of his generation. Included are a comprehensive catalogue raisonnż of his works and a compilation of the documents concerning Uccello from his lifetime.

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About the Author

Hugh Hudson is an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Culture and Communication at The University of Melbourne. He has an MA and a PhD in Art History from the University, and has taught there and at La Trobe University. He has published internationally on Italian and Netherlandish Renaissance art, the history of conservation, and collecting.

Edition details

• Publisher: VDM Verlag
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639040708
• ISBN 13: 9783639040708
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 456