Antonello Da Messina and the History of Art

This book argues that painter Antonello da Messina (c. 1430-1479) is a formative cross-cultural figure in the practice of art history itself.

List of contents

Chapter One. The Documentary Thread.
Chapter Two. Vasari's Life and its Afterlife
Chapter Three. The Smile of the Unknown Mariner: The Sicilian Face of Antonello
Chapter Four. Antonello, Collecting, and Display
Chapter Five. Unfinished Journeys and the Saints Francis and Dominic

About the author

Anna Swartwood House is Associate Professor of Art History in the School of Visual Art and Design at the University of South Carolina. She has published widely on cross-cultural encounters in early modern Europe.

Summary

This book argues that painter Antonello da Messina (c. 1430-1479) is a formative cross-cultural figure in the practice of art history itself.

Product details

• Authors: Anna Swartwood House, Anna Swartwood (University of South Carolin House
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.03.2025
• EAN: 9780367509323
• ISBN: 978-0-367-50932-3
• No. of pages: 178
• Series: Visual Culture in Early Modernity
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; European History, The arts: general issues, ART / History / General, Historiography, History of Art, Painting & paintings, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology, Art styles not defined by date, Paintings and painting, The arts: general topics, ART / History / European / Renaissance