Abstract
Subject Matter in Italian Renaissance Art: A Study of Early Sources. Joseph Manca. Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies 460. Tempe: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2015. xi + 236 pp.
Complex subject matter was not a preoccupation for Italian Renaissance viewers, at least not when it came to writing anything down. More devastatingly for art history of the pre- and early modern periods since the days of Aby Warburg, it was no sine qua non for the making, function, and appreciation of even the most studied of artworks, be they painting, sculpture, or architecture. This is the guiding principle of Joseph Manca’s latest book, published by ACMRS
Complex subject matter was not a preoccupation for Italian Renaissance viewers, at least not when it came to writing anything down. More devastatingly for art history of the pre- and early modern periods since the days of Aby Warburg, it was no sine qua non for the making, function, and appreciation of even the most studied of artworks, be they painting, sculpture, or architecture. This is the guiding principle of Joseph Manca’s latest book, published by ACMRS
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1494-1495 |
| Journal | Renaissance Quarterly |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2017 |