Confraternities and the Visual Arts in Renaissance Italy: Ritual, Spectacle, Image
by Barbara Wisch
7 Members (5.00)
On This Page
Description
First published in 2000, Confraternities and the Visual Arts in Renaissance Italy: Ritual, Spectacle, Image was the first book to consider the role of Italian confraternities in the patronage of art. Eleven interdisciplinary essays analyze confraternal painting, sculpture, architecture, and dramatic spectacles by documenting the unique historical and ritual contexts in which they were experienced. Exploring the evolution of devotional practices, the roles of women and youths, the age's show more conception of charity, and the importance of confraternities in civic politics and urban design, this book offers illuminating approaches to one of the most dynamic forms of corporate patronage in early modern Italy. show lessTags
Member Reviews
Members
- Recently Added By
Lists
The Books I've Read 2018
143 works; 1 member
Books Read in 2018
4,360 works; 110 members
Author Information
5 Works 29 Members
Classifications
Statistics
- Members
- 7
- Popularity
- 2,733,306
- Rating
- (5.00)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 2
