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: | 978-0-674-06273-3 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2012 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $88.00USD $52.00 |
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.