Title The Figino, or, On the purpose of painting : art theory in the late Renaissance / Gregorio Comanini ; translated, with introduction and notes, by Ann Doyle-Anderson and Giancarlo Maiorino

Published Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2001] ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 158 pages) Series Toronto Italian studies Toronto Italian studies. Contents CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- On the Translation -- THE FIGINO -- Dedication -- The Dialogue -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z Summary Of the many treatises written in Italy during the Counter-Reformation, none is more illustrative of the intellectual fermentation of the period than Comanini's work on the purpose of painting, Il Figino overo del fine della Pittura (1591). Although the importance of Il Figino has long been recognized, the text has remained largely inaccessible to many scholars throughout the world. This first complete English translation will make the work available to those readers for the first time. In Il Figino, Comanini addresses all of the most hotly debated aesthetic issues of the time, drawing on an array of classical, medieval and Renaissance sources, including Plato, Aristotle, Horace, Mazzoni, Tasso and Paleotti. The editor and translator provide copious notes which clarify Comanini's aesthetic and theological references, as well as a lucid introduction that places the issues and debates in context. Comanini's impressive erudition makes his treatise an excellent barometer of the state of scholarship in the Counter-Reformation era. This translation is a long-overdue addition to the field of Renaissance studies Notes Translation of: Il Figino, published 1591 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-148) and index Notes Print version record SUBJECT Figino, Giovanni Ambrogio. swd Subject Arts -- Philosophy -- Early works to 1800 Painting -- Philosophy -- Early works to 1800 Aesthetics -- Early works to 1800 ART -- Performance. ART -- Reference. ART -- European. Aesthetics Arts -- Philosophy Painting -- Philosophy Malerei Ästhetik Renaissance Kunsttheorie. Traktaten (verhandelingen) Italien Genre/Form Electronic books Early works Form Electronic book Author Doyle-Anderson, Ann, translator Maiorino, Giancarlo, 1943- translator. ISBN 9781442681279 1442681276 9781282014640 1282014641

Other Titles Figino, overo, del fine della pittura. English On the purpose of painting Art theory in the late Renaissance

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