The Intellectual Life of the Early Renaissance Artist.

Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag berieben, Buchr�cken Schutzumschlag stark ausgeblichen, Kopfschnitt minimal angeschmutzt, sonst gut und sauber / dust jacket rubbed, spine dust jacket heavily faded, top edge minimally soiled, otherwise good and clean. - At the beginning of the fifteenth century, painters and sculptors were seldom regarded as more than artisans and craftsmen, but within little more than a hundred years they had risen to the status of �artist�. 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. Ames-Lewis examines the various ways that such Renaissance artists as Mantegna, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and D�rer, as well as many other less well-known painters and sculptors, pressed for intellectual independence. By writing treatises, biographies, poetry and other literary works, by seeking contacts with humanists and literary men and by investigating the arts of the classical past, Renaissance artists honed their social graces and broadened their intellectual horizons. They also experienced a growing creative confidence and self-awareness that was expressed in novel selfportraits, works created solely to demonstrate pictorial skills, and monuments to commemorate themselves after death. This book brings together a wide range of textual and visual evidence to illuminate the changing attitudes towards artists and their work, and it provides many stimulating insights into Renaissance culture and art history. / Contents Preface 1 Introduction 2 The Artist�s Education and Training 3 The Social and Cultural Activities of the Renaissance Artist 4 Commemoration of the Early Renaissance Artist 5 The Artist and Archaeology 6 Image and Text: The Paragone 7 Painting and Poetry 8 Artistic Licence, Invention and Fantasia 9 Ekphrasis 10 Self-portraiture 11 Artists� Display 12 Conclusion: The Reputation of the Renaissance Artist Notes Bibliography Photograph Credits Index. ISBN 9780300083040