Lorenzo Ghiberti: Designer (Renaissance Lives) - Hardcover

Nethersole, Scott

 
9781836391906: Lorenzo Ghiberti: Designer (Renaissance Lives)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1836391900 ISBN 13: 9781836391906
Verlag: Reaktion Books Ltd, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

Repositions Ghiberti as a Renaissance innovator through his material and design brilliance.

Lorenzo Ghiberti was the most celebrated sculptor of his day--praised by Alberti, admired by peers, and trusted with Florence's most prestigious commissions, including the iconic Baptistery doors. Yet his legacy has often been diminished, cast as a decorative hangover from the Gothic era, and overshadowed by Donatello's perceived Renaissance modernity. This book reconsiders Ghiberti's achievement by focusing on his mastery of materials and design across bronze, glass, marble, and drawing. From complex narrative reliefs to architectural ornament, Ghiberti emerges not just as a skilled craftsman but as an inventive, multidimensional artist who redefined the possibilities of sculptural storytelling. By understanding Ghiberti on his own terms, we gain a richer picture of early Renaissance invention and its lasting visual impact.

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Scott Nethersole is professor of art history, 500-1500 CE, at Radboud University, The Netherlands. His books include Art and Violence in Early Renaissance Florence.

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Verlag
Reaktion Books Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2026
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1836391900
ISBN 13 
9781836391906
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
248
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