Global Interests: Renaissance Art Between East And West - Brossura

Jardine, Lisa; Brotton, Jerry

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ISBN 10: 1861891660 ISBN 13: 9781861891662

Casa editrice: Reaktion Books, 2003

Riassunto

In this radical and wide-ranging reassessment of Renaissance art, Jerry Brotton and Lisa Jardine examine the ways in which European culture came to define itself culturally and aesthetically in the years 1450 to 1550. Looking outwards for confirmation of who they were and of what defined them as civilized', Europeans encountered the returning gaze of what we now call the East, in particular the powerful Ottoman Empire of Mehmed the Conqueror and Suleyman the Magnificent. "Global Interests" explores these historical interactions by offering new and exciting accounts of three often neglected art objects: portrait medals, tapestries and equestrian art. The portability of medals and tapestries, and the transportability of, and esteem accorded to, pure-bred Eastern horses made them frequently exchanged objects, and, as such, highly revealing of the cultural currents flowing between Occident and Orient. The authors provide fascinating new responses to some of the most iconic paintings of the period, including the work of Pisanello, Leonardo, Durer, Holbein and Titian. "Global Interests" also offers a timely reassessment of the development of European imperialism, focusing on the Habsburg Empire of Charles V, and concludes with a consideration of the impact this history continues to have upon contemporary perceptions of European culture and ethnic identity.

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Book by Jardine Lisa Brotton Jerry

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• Editore: Reaktion Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1861891660
• ISBN 13: 9781861891662
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224