A companion to Renaissance and Baroque art /

• Other Authors: Bohn, Babette, 1950-, Saslow, James M.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
• Series: Blackwell companions to art history.
• Subjects: Art, Renaissance.; Art, Baroque.; ART > History > Renaissance.; Barock.; Kunst.; Renaissance.; Electronic books.

"Through the masterpieces produced by artists ranging from Michelangelo and Leonardo to Rembrandt, Rubens, and Vermeer, Europe's Renaissance and Baroque period grew into one of the most creative times in world history. A Companion to Renaissance and Baroque Art presents a comprehensive col...

Table of Contents:

• pt. 1. The context : social-historical factors in artistic production
• pt. 2. The artist : creative process and social status
• pt. 3. The object : art as material culture
• pt. 4. The message : subjects and meanings
• pt. 5. The viewer, the critic, and the historian : reception and interpretation as cultural discourse.