Renaissance Portraits New
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Dust cover shows signs of 'bubbling' (see photos), but the book itself is in very good, undamaged and unmarked, condition. ==== What kinds of portrait were produced during the Renaissance? Who produced them and for whom? How were they painted? Why were they wanted and how were they used? In this beautiful book, Lorne Campbell addresses these fundamental questions by exploring the aesthetic, technical, social and economic aspects of Renaissance portrait-painting and by offering a close examination of the works of artists such as Jan van Eyck, Leonardo, Durer, Raphael, Holbein and Titian. Drawing on the writings and private correspondence of the painters and their patrons, and describing and analysing the ways in which sitters were individualised, idealised and characterised, Campbell shows what can be deduced about the painters intentions and the patrons requirements. Detail by detail, he builds up an understanding of the role of portrait-painting and the methods used by artists to achieve their goal. At the same time, Campbell explains the artistic and social conventions of the period and the practical constraints on portraiture. Finally, by demonstrating the intellectual basis of portrait-painting and by contrasting the ideas of portrait-painters in northern and southern Europe, Campbell reveals portraiture as a subtle and hitherto under-esteemed art form in which the significant role played by northern artists is here fully acknowledged. Sharply focussed, meticulously researched and sensitively presented, this handsomely illustrated book is a major contribution to the study of Renaissance art and will provide enlightenment for scholar, student and general reader alike.
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