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- Book Title
- Lorenzo de' Medici and the Art of Magnificence (The Johns Hopkins
- ISBN
- 9780801878688
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801878683
ISBN-13
9780801878688
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30415801
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Lorenzo De' Medici and the Art of Magnificence
Subject
Europe / Italy, Political, Europe / General, Historical, History / Renaissance
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Art, Biography & Autobiography, History
Series
The Johns Hopkins Symposia in Comparative History Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2003-016412
Reviews
Extremely valuable... Even though the book tackles a specific theme -- Lorenzo the Magnificence's relationship with the visual arts -- it also characterizes this key Renaissance figure in the broad political, cultural, and psychological terms available only to a scholar so deeply engaged with every aspect of Lorenzo's life., Extremely valuable... Even though the book tackles a specific theme-Lorenzo the Magnificence's relationship with the visual arts-it also characterizes this key Renaissance figure in the broad political, cultural, and psychological terms available only to a scholar so deeply engaged with every aspect of Lorenzo's life., Extremely valuable... Even though the book tackles a specific theme--Lorenzo the Magnificence's relationship with the visual arts--it also characterizes this key Renaissance figure in the broad political, cultural, and psychological terms available only to a scholar so deeply engaged with every aspect of Lorenzo's life., Kent has brought the breadth and depth of knowledge furnished by his nigh on forty years' research in the archives and libraries of Florence, an extraordinarily sensitive ear for the voices of his fifteenth-century Florentines, a nuanced and subtle understanding of their society and its leading figure, and a Renaissance elegance of structure and writing., This suggestive book... looks for its audience to art historians whom F. W. Kent feels might benefit from a historian's discussion of the fragmentary information surrounding Lorenzo's various activities., "Elegantly compresses long study, and will stand as a companion to the same author's forthcoming two-volume biography of Lorenzo." -- Patricia Rubin, Burlington Magazine, "Kent has brought the breadth and depth of knowledge furnished by his nigh on forty years' research in the archives and libraries of Florence, an extraordinarily sensitive ear for the voices of his fifteenth-century Florentines, a nuanced and subtle understanding of their society and its leading figure, and a Renaissance elegance of structure and writing." -- Ros Pesman, Australian Book Review, "This suggestive book... looks for its audience to art historians whom F. W. Kent feels might benefit from a historian's discussion of the fragmentary information surrounding Lorenzo's various activities. "--Melissa Meriam Bullard, American Historical Review, "Extremely valuable... Even though the book tackles a specific theme -- Lorenzo the Magnificence's relationship with the visual arts -- it also characterizes this key Renaissance figure in the broad political, cultural, and psychological terms available only to a scholar so deeply engaged with every aspect of Lorenzo's life." -- Lorenzo Fabbri, Renaissance Quarterly, This suggestive book... looks for its audience to art historians whom F. W. Kent feels might benefit from a historian's discussion of the fragmentary information surrounding Lorenzo's various activities. , Elegantly compresses long study, and will stand as a companion to the same author's forthcoming two-volume biography of Lorenzo.
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Series Volume Number
24
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
709.2
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: The Myth of Lorenzo 2. The Aesthetic Education of Lorenzo 3. The Temptation to Be Magnificent, 1468-1484 4. Lorenzo and the Florentine Building Boom, 1485-1492 5. Lorenzo, "Fine Husbandman" and Villa Builder, 1483-1492 Notes Index
Synopsis
In the past half century scholars have downplayed the significance of Lorenzo de' Medici (1449-1492), called "the Magnificent," as a patron of the arts. Less wealthy than his grandfather Cosimo, the argument goes, Lorenzo was far more interested in collecting ancient objects of art than in commissioning contemporary art or architecture. His earlier reputation as a patron was said to be largely a construct of humanist exaggeration and partisan deference. Although some recent studies have taken issue with this view, no synthesis of Lorenzo as art patron and art lover has yet emerged. In Lorenzo de' Medici and the Art of Magnificence historian F. W. Kent offers a new look at Lorenzo's relationship to the arts, aesthetics, collecting, and building--especially in the context of his role as the political boss ( maestro della bottega ) of republican Florence and a leading player in Renaissance Italian diplomacy. As a result of this approach, which pays careful attention to the events of his short but dramatic life, a radically new chronology of Lorenzo's activities as an art patron emerges, revealing them to have been more extensive and creative than previously thought. Kent's Lorenzo was broadly interested in the arts and supported efforts to beautify Florence and the many Medici lands and palaces. His expertise was well regarded by guildsmen and artists, who often turned to him for advice as well as for patronage. Lorenzo himself was educated in the arts by such men, and Kent explores his aesthetic education and taste, taking into account what is known of Lorenzo's patronage of music and manuscripts, and of his own creative work as a major Quattrocento poet. Richly illustrated with photographs of Medici landmarks by Ralph Lieberman, Lorenzo de' Medici and the Art of Magnificence offers a masterful portrait of Lorenzo as a man whose achievements might have rivaled his grandfather's had he not died so young., In the past half century scholars have downplayed the significance of Lorenzo de' Medici (1449-1492), called ''the Magnificent,'' as a patron of the arts. Less wealthy than his grandfather Cosimo, the argument goes, Lorenzo was far more interested in collecting ancient objects of art than in commissioning contemporary art or architecture. His ......, In the past half century scholars have downplayed the significance of Lorenzo de' Medici (1449-1492), called ''the Magnificent,'' as a patron of the arts. Less wealthy than his grandfather Cosimo, the argument goes, Lorenzo was far more interested in collecting ancient objects of art than in commissioning contemporary art or architecture. His earlier reputation as a patron was said to be largely a construct of humanist exaggeration and partisan deference. Although some recent studies have taken issue with this view, no synthesis of Lorenzo as art patron and art lover has yet emerged. In Lorenzo de' Medici and the Art of Magnificence historian F. W. Kent offers a new look at Lorenzo's relationship to the arts, aesthetics, collecting, and building--especially in the context of his role as the political boss (maestro della bottega) of republican Florence and a leading player in Renaissance Italian diplomacy. As a result of this approach, which pays careful attention to the events of his short but dramatic life, a radically new chronology of Lorenzo's activities as an art patron emerges, revealing them to have been more extensive and creative than previously thought. Kent's Lorenzo was broadly interested in the arts and supported efforts to beautify Florence and the many Medici lands and palaces. His expertise was well regarded by guildsmen and artists, who often turned to him for advice as well as for patronage. Lorenzo himself was educated in the arts by such men, and Kent explores his aesthetic education and taste, taking into account what is known of Lorenzo's patronage of music and manuscripts, and of his own creative work as a major Quattrocento poet. Richly illustrated with photographs of Medici landmarks by Ralph Lieberman, Lorenzo de' Medici and the Art of Magnificence offers a masterful portrait of Lorenzo as a man whose achievements might have rivaled his grandfather's had he not died so young.
LC Classification Number
DG737.9.K46 2004
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