With contributions by Sarah Cartwright, Jessie McNab, J. Kenneth Moore, Eve Straussman-Pflanzer, Wendy Thompson, and Jeremy Warren Many famous Italian Renaissance artworks were made to celebrate love and marriage. They were the pinnacles of a tradition---dating from the early Renaissance---of commemorating betrothal, marriage, and the birth of a child by commissioning extraordinary objects or exchanging them as gifts. This important volume is the first to examine the entire range of works to which Renaissance rituals of ...
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With contributions by Sarah Cartwright, Jessie McNab, J. Kenneth Moore, Eve Straussman-Pflanzer, Wendy Thompson, and Jeremy Warren Many famous Italian Renaissance artworks were made to celebrate love and marriage. They were the pinnacles of a tradition---dating from the early Renaissance---of commemorating betrothal, marriage, and the birth of a child by commissioning extraordinary objects or exchanging them as gifts. This important volume is the first to examine the entire range of works to which Renaissance rituals of love and marriage gave rise and makes a major contribution to our understanding of Renaissance art in its broader cultural context. Some 140 works of art, dating from about 1400 to 1600, are discussed by a distinguished group of scholars and are reproduced in full color. Marriage and childbirth gifts are the point of departure. These range from maiolica, glassware, and jewelry to birth trays, musical instruments, and nuptial portraits. Bonds of love of another sort were represented in erotic drawings and prints. From these precedents, an increasingly inventive approach to subjects of love and marriage culminated in paintings by some of the greatest artists of the Renaissance, including Giulio Romano, Lorenzo Lotto, and Titian. Published in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibition Schedule: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (November 11, 2008 - February 16, 2009) Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth (March 15 - June 14, 2009)
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Clean tight illustrated hardcover in jacket. Very good book in a very good dust jacket. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.
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Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Scuff on dj. This volume examines the entire range of artworks to which Renaissance rituals of love and marriage makes a major contribution to our understanding of Renaissance art in its broader cultural context. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Folio-over 12-15" tall Hardback. Folio. First Edition. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Small tear at spine foot of dust jacket. 376pp with index and bibliography. Numerous color and B&W illustrations. Pictorial endpapers.
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Used-Very Good. This volume examines the entire range of artworks to which Renaissance rituals of love and marriage makes a major contribution to our understanding of Renaissance art in its broader cultural context. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks.
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Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 0300124112. Text clean and tight; NOTE: additional postage may be necessary for international shipping; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 376 pages.
