Confraternities and the Visual Arts in Renaissance Italy: Ritual, Spectacle, Image

Wisch, Barbara; Ahl, Diane Cole

ISBN 10: 1107403405 / ISBN 13: 9781107403406

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Confraternities and the Visual Arts in Renaissance Italy: Ritual, Spectacle, Image
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107403405
• ISBN 13: 9781107403406
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

First published in 2000, Confraternities and the Visual Arts in Renaissance Italy: Ritual, Spectacle, Image was the first book to consider the role of Italian confraternities in the patronage of art. Eleven interdisciplinary essays analyze confraternal painting, sculpture, architecture, and dramatic spectacles by documenting the unique historical and ritual contexts in which they were experienced. Exploring the evolution of devotional practices, the roles of women and youths, the age's conception of charity, and the importance of confraternities in civic politics and urban design, this book offers illuminating approaches to one of the most dynamic forms of corporate patronage in early modern Italy.

Book Description

This 2000 book was the first to consider the role of Italian confraternities in the patronage of art. Eleven interdisciplinary essays analyze confraternal painting, sculpture, architecture, and dramatic spectacles by documenting the unique historical and ritual contexts in which they were experienced.