Title & Author:

Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and the Renaissance in Florence / general editor, David Franklin ; with essays by David Franklin, Louis A. Waldman, and Andrew Butterfield.

Publication:

Ottawa, Ont. : National Gallery of Canada ; New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2005.

Description:

371 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Notes:
Appears in conjunction with an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Canada, May 29-Sept. 5, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Revealing magnificence and grandeur" : Florentine drawing in the first half of the sixteenth century / David Franklin -- "Ingenious and subtle spirits" : Florentine painting in the first half of the sixteenth century / Louis A. Waldman -- "Equal to the ancients" : Florentine sculpture in the first half of the sixteenth century / Andrew Butterfield.

Summary:

The decades from 1500 to 1550 in Florence encompassed one of the most original and outstanding periods in the entire history of art. This gloriously illustrated book gathers and describes many of the beloved paintings, drawings, and sculptures created by the greatest masters of the period along with less familiar but equally beautiful and intriguing works. The contributors to the book explore the masterpieces of Florence and challenge conventional interpretations of the evolution of this art. The book outlines the historical context of the Florentine High Renaissance and then discusses drawings, paintings, and sculpture in turn. Focusing on major artists and their contemporaries and allies, the authors demonstrate the great importance of drawing during this period and show that there was a consistency in the brand of creativity found in such artists as Michelangelo, Fiorentino, Cellini, and Bronzino. The authors question the relevance of terms like High Renaissance and Mannerism, and they contend that, contrary to commonly held assumptions, there was no strong stylistic division between art produced in Florence before and after the death of Raphael in 1520.

ISBN:

0888848048 (hbk.)
9780888848048 (hbk.)
0888848110

Subject:

Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 Exhibitions.
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 Exhibitions.
Léonard, de Vinci, 1452-1519 Expositions
Michel-Ange, 1475-1564 Expositions
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564
Art, Italian Italy Florence Exhibitions.
Art, Renaissance Italy Florence Exhibitions.
Art, Italian Italy Florence 16th century Exhibitions.
Art, Renaissance Exhibitions.
Art, Italian Exhibitions.
Art italien Italie Florence 16e siècle Expositions.
Art de la Renaissance Italie Florence Expositions.
Art de la Renaissance Expositions.
Art italien Expositions.
Art italien Italie Florence Expositions.
Esposizioni Ottawa 2005.
Art, Italian.
Art, Renaissance.
Beeldende kunsten.
Italy Florence.

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Franklin, David, 1961-
Waldman, Louis Alexander.
Butterfield, Andrew, 1959-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 247675
Call No.: N6915 .L46 2005
Status: Available