x,322 pages : illustrations(some color), portraits(some color) ; 25 cm
Contents
Introduction -- The artist's education and training -- The social and cultural activities of the Renaissance artist -- The artist and archaeology -- Image and text: the paragone -- Painting and poetry -- Artistic licence, invention and fantasia -- Ekphrasis -- Self-portraiture -- Artists' display -- Conclusion: the reputation of the Renaissance artist
Summary
"This book explores how early Renaissance artists gained recognition for the intellectual foundations of their activities and achieved artistic autonomy from enlightened patrons. A leading authority on Renaissance art, Francis Ames-Lewis traces the ways in which the social and intellectual concerns of painters and sculptors brought about the acceptance of their work as a liberal art, alongside other arts like poetry. He charts the development of the idea of the artist as a creative genius with a distinct identity and individuality."--Jacket
