Pontormo and the Art of Devotion in Renaissance Italy
Pontormo and the Art of Devotion in Renaissance Italy
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Through its examination of the religious paintings by Pontormo, this book offers a new way to understand the fraught relationship between artistic innovation and Christian traditions in the first half of the sixteenth century, a period marked by dramatic change and controversy in both of these cultural spheres.
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Pontormo and the Art of Devotion in Renaissance Italy by Jessica A Maratsos
Both lauded and criticized for his pictorial eclecticism, the Florentine artist Jacopo Carrucci, known as Pontormo, created some of the most visually striking religious images of the Renaissance. These paintings, which challenged prevailing illusionistic conventions, mark a unique contribution into the complex relationship between artistic innovation and Christian traditions in the first half of the sixteenth century. Pontormo's sacred works are generally interpreted as objects that reflect either pure aesthetic experimentation, or personal and cultural anxiety. Jessica Maratsos, however, argues that Pontormo employed stylistic change deliberately for novel devotional purposes. As a painter, he was interested in the various modes of expression and communication - direct address, tactile evocation, affective incitement - as deployed in a wide spectrum of devotional culture, from sacri monti, to Michelangelo's marble sculptures, to evangelical lectures delivered at the Accademia Fiorentina. Maratsos shows how Pontormo translated these modes in ways that prompt a critical rethinking of Renaissance devotional art.
Jessica Maratsos is Keith Sykes Research Fellow in Italian Studies at Pembroke College University of Cambridge.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781316510551 |
| ISBN 10 | 1316510557 |
| Title | Pontormo and the Art of Devotion in Renaissance Italy |
| Author | Jessica A Maratsos |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2021-09-09 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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