ISBN: 9780520205499 - michelangelo's last judgment: the renaissance response (california studies in the history of art discovery series, band 5) (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. In her analysis of Michelangelo's "Last Judgment", Bernadine Barnes provides an original and stimulating view of this renowned fresco and of the audience for which it was created. Because Michelangelo is so often regarded as a nearly superhuman artistic genius, we tend to forget that his works were not created to illustrate his life. "The Last Judgment" did have great personal meaning for him, but his representation of this religious event was not purely self-directed, says Barnes. She argues that Michelangelo had a particular type of viewer in mind as he designed his work. "The Last Judgment" dealt with an especially evocative subject, and Michelangelo engaged viewers by creating highly imaginative scenes tempering fear with hope and by referring to contemporary events. The painting's original, elite audience - the papal court and a handful of distinguished lay persons - was sophisticated about art and poetry, almost exclusively male, and orthodox in its religious beliefs. That audience later broadened and included artists allowed into the Chapel to copy Michelangelo's work. These artists helped to create another, less sophisticated audience, one that knew the fresco only through reproductions and written descriptions. The response of this latter audience eventually prompted the church to censor the painting. Beautifully illustrated with photographs of the recently restored Sistine Chapel, Barnes' study greatly enhances our understanding of changing Renaissance attitudes toward art. Her book also provides valuable insights into one of Michelangelo's greatest works.…

Zustand: Gut. XIX; 171 Seiten; zahlr. Illustr. (auch farbig); 26 cm; fadengeh. Orig.-Leinenband m. farb. illustr. OUmschlag. Gutes Exemplar; Umschlag etwas berieben. - . According to Renaissance ideas of art, a work might teach or delight, glorify or ridicule, but it always had an effect on its audience. As the last great gathering to decide the fate of all humanity, the Last Judgment was a particularly evocative subject. Like his artist contemporaries, Michelangelo engaged viewers in his Last Judgment by creating highly imaginative scenes tempering fear with hope and by referring in them to contemporary events. But the singular location of his Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel and the elite educated audience that could see it there demanded an elaborate treatment of the theme. The original audience would have consisted of the papal court and a handful of distinguished lay persons. These viewers-sophisticated about art and poetry, almost exclusively male, and orthodox in their views on religious and theological matters - would have attended services regularly in the chapel. In time the audience broadened to include artists, who were allowed into the chapel to copy Michelangelo's work, and later, a wider, less sophisticated audience. The reactions of this later audience, who judged the work by reproductions and written descriptions, eventually led to its being censored. In this lively, original book, beautifully illustrated with photographs of the recently restored work, Barnes analyzes the Last Judgment and the historical context in which it was created and received. She broadens our view of Michelangelo and his creative process and offers new insight into one of his greatest works. (Verlagstext) / INHALT : List of Illustrations ----- Preface ----- Introduction ----- The Spectator's Place in Italian Last Judgments ----- Aura and Audience in the Sistine Chapel ----- The Last Judgment and the Critics ----- Metaphorical Painting: Michelangelo, Dante, and the Last Judgment ----- Epilogue: Continuity and Criticism in the Later Sixteenth Century ----- Notes ----- Bibliography ----- Photograph Credits ----- Index. ISBN 0520205499 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 750.…