| Dolce's 'Aretino' and Venetian Art Theory of the Cinquecento Contributor(s): Roskill, Mark W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802083331 ISBN-13: 9780802083333 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $51.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2000 Annotation: Ludovico Dolce's Dialogo Della Pittura First Appeared In Venice In 1557. L'Aretino, by which the work is known today, consists of a three-part dialogue between two Venetians, Aretino and Fabrini, on the particular merits of works of art and artists, including Michaelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello. It is based largely on Aretino's letters. The edition is presented in the original Italian with English facing-page translation. This study of early art criticism serves to reveal something of how aesthetics were judged based on classical sources (especially Aristotle) and contemporary writers like Vasari. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - General - Art | Techniques - Painting - Art | Criticism & Theory |
| Dewey: 759 |
| LCCN: 00266322 |
| Series: Rsart: Renaissance Society of America Reprint Text |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 7.08" W x 9.02" (1.41 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ludovico Dolce's Dialogo della pittura first appeared in Venice in 1557. L'Aretino, by which the work is known today, consists of a three-part dialogue between two Venetians, Aretino and Fabrini, on the particular merits of works of art and artists, including Michaelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello. It is based largely on Aretino's letters. The edition is presented in the original Italian with English facing-page translation. This study of early art criticism serves to reveal something of how aesthetics were judged based on classical sources (especially Aristotle) and contemporary writers like Vasari. |
Contributor Bio(s): Roskill, Mark W.: - Mark W. Roskill is Professor of Art History, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. |
