The Early Renaissance and Vernacular Culture |
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| Author:
| Dempsey, Charles |
| Series title: | The Bernard Berenson Lectures on the Italian Renaissance Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-04952-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2012 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $90.95 |
Book Description:
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Why do the paintings and poetry of the Italian Renaissance--a celebration of classical antiquity--also depict the Florentine countryside populated with figures dressed in contemporary silk robes and fleur-de-lys crowns? Charles Dempsey argues that a fusion of classical form with contemporary content was the defining characteristic of the period.
Why do the paintings and poetry of the Italian Renaissance--a celebration of classical antiquity--also depict the Florentine countryside populated with figures dressed in contemporary silk robes and fleur-de-lys crowns? Charles Dempsey argues that a fusion of classical form with contemporary content was the defining characteristic of the period.