Leone Leoni and the Status of the Artist at the End of the Renaissance (Visual Culture in Early Modernity)
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Rating | : | 4.14 (826 Votes) |
Asin | : | B073RPFCBY |
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Number of Pages | : | 108 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-01-04 |
Language | : | English |
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' an excellent, well-informed introduction to the art and life of one of the most original personalities of the sixteenth century Di Dio's book deserves praise as a reliable and well-rounded introduction to the subject. Her pages on Leoni's relationship to Stoicism are masterly, and her volume will remain essential reading for all those interested in the relationship between artists and patrons, collecting and display and word and image in the early modern period.' Burlington Magazine 'Kelley Helmstutler Di Dio's new book is a welcome addition to the limited existing bibliography on this important artist The book is informed, enriched, and enlivened by the author's extensive archival work, and Helmstutler Di Dio has skillfully woven the documentary references into her larger narrative.' Renaissance Quarterly
Kelley Helmstutler Di Dio (PhD, Rutgers University, 2000) is an Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Vermont, USA
Based on a wealth of discoveries in archival documents, correspondence, and contemporary literature, the author examines the strategies Leoni employed to achieve his high social position, such as the friendships he formed, the type of education he sought out, the artistic imagery he employed, and the aristocratic trappings he donned. Leoni's multiple roles (imperial sculptor, aristocrat, man of erudition, and criminal), the visual manifestations of these roles in his house, collection, and tomb, the f