Albion's Classicism - The Visual Arts in Britain, 1550-1660

The essays in this volume demonstrate how unpredictable attitudes to classical art turn out to be in Britain during this period. They show how, from town halls to catafalques, British artists, patrons, and builders made informed choices from the classical vocabulary, while working within systems and circumstances quite distinct from those of classicism. They also disclose visual sensibilities, in architecture as in painting, that were extinguished and forgotten as classicism came to be regarded as the desirable norm. The visual world of Albion (an ancient name for the islands of Great Britain, now used poetically of Britain) that has been lost is here evoked and the contribution of Inigo Jones in particular is clarified.

Riassunto

These essays show how unpredictable attitudes to classical art turn out to be in Britain during the period 1550-1650. They aim to show how British artists, patrons and builders made informed choices from the classical vocabulary while working within systems distinct from those of classicism.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lucy Gent, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in Britis, Yale Center for British Art
• Con la collaborazione di: Lucy Gent (Editore)
• Editore: Yale University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 24.01.1996
• EAN: 9780300063813
• ISBN: 978-0-300-06381-3
• Pagine: 478
• Dimensioni: 189 mm x 261 mm x 40 mm
• Peso: 1646 g
• Illustrazioni: 200 b-w illus.
• Serie: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; Studies in British Art; Studies in British Art; The Association of Human Rights Institutes series
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte