Full Description
This first volume addresses a wide range of issues. The essays contain discussions of the politics and the economics of the cities during the 14th century; the major practitioners of painting, sculpture and architecture; the significance of communal and familial patronage of art in the three cities; the relation of art to the religious belief and devotional practice and to the broader intellectual ambience of the cities; and the impact and significance of various historiographical traditions.
Contents
Part 1 The three cities: the three cities compared - patrons and politics, Diana Norman; city, contado and beyond - artistic practice, Diana Norman, Part 2 The practitioners: Duccio, Diana Norman; Giotto, Charles Harrison; architects, Tim Benton; sculpture - General Issues, Catherine King. Part 3 The patrons: civic and corporate patronage of art, Diana Norman; private and familial patronage of art, Diana Norman, Part 4 Art and ideas: art and religion, Diana Norman; art and learning, Diana Norman. Part 5 Issues of interpretation: historiography, Catherine King; historiography - different directions, Catherine King.
