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Today most of us enjoy the work of famed Renaissance artist Michelangelo by perusing art books or strolling along the galleries of a museum—and the luckier of us have had a chance to see his extraordinary frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. But as Bernadine Barnes shows in this book, even a visit to a well-preserved historical sight doesn’t quite afford the experience the artist intended us to have. Bringing together the latest historical research, she offers us an accurate account of how Michelangelo’s art would have been seen in its own time.
As Barnes shows, Michelangelo’s works were made to be viewed in churches, homes, and political settings, by people who brought their own specific needs and expectations to them. Rarely were his paintings and sculptures viewed in quiet isolation—as we might today in the stark halls of a museum. Instead, they were an integral part of ritual and ceremonies, and viewers would have experienced them under specific lighting conditions and from particular vantages; they would have moved through spaces in particular ways and been compelled to relate various works with others nearby. Reconstructing some of the settings in which Michelangelo’s works appeared, Barnes reassembles these experiences for the modern viewer. Moving throughout his career, she considers how his audience changed, and how this led him to produce works for different purposes, sometimes for conventional religious settings, but sometimes for more open-minded patrons. She also shows how the development of print and art criticism changed the nature of the viewing public, further altering the dynamics between artist and audience.
Historically attuned, this book encourages today’s viewers to take a fresh look at this iconic artist, seeing his work as they were truly meant to be seen.
As Barnes shows, Michelangelo’s works were made to be viewed in churches, homes, and political settings, by people who brought their own specific needs and expectations to them. Rarely were his paintings and sculptures viewed in quiet isolation—as we might today in the stark halls of a museum. Instead, they were an integral part of ritual and ceremonies, and viewers would have experienced them under specific lighting conditions and from particular vantages; they would have moved through spaces in particular ways and been compelled to relate various works with others nearby. Reconstructing some of the settings in which Michelangelo’s works appeared, Barnes reassembles these experiences for the modern viewer. Moving throughout his career, she considers how his audience changed, and how this led him to produce works for different purposes, sometimes for conventional religious settings, but sometimes for more open-minded patrons. She also shows how the development of print and art criticism changed the nature of the viewing public, further altering the dynamics between artist and audience.
Historically attuned, this book encourages today’s viewers to take a fresh look at this iconic artist, seeing his work as they were truly meant to be seen.
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Bernadine Barnes is professor of Renaissance art history at Wake Forest University. She is the author of several books, including Michelangelo’s Last Judgment and Michelangelo in Print.
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Michelangelo and the viewer in his time / Bernadine Barnes
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London, England : Reaktion Books, 2017
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First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth with paper-labelled illustration to front cover. Spine bands and panel edges very slightly dulled with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 264 pages : illustrations, 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Cover -- Michelangelo and the Viewer in His Time -- Imprint Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Artist in Search of an Audience -- 2. The Heroic Body -- 3. Visions of Majesty: Projects for Pope Julius II -- 4. Power and Illusion: Commissions for the Medici -- 5. Painting the Visionary Experience: Frescoes for Pope Paul III -- 6. Love, Desire and Politics: Works for Private Viewers -- 7. Vision and Space: Michelangelo's Roman Architecture -- 8. Last Works -- Conclusion -- References -- Select Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Photo Acknowledgements -- Index. Subjects; Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475-1564 Criticism and interpretation. Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475-1564 Appreciation. Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475-1564. Artists Italy ; Biography. Art, Renaissance Italy. Art appreciation Italy History. 1 Kg. Codice articolo 488037
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