Venus and the arts of love in Renaissance Florence / Rebekah Compton.
"In this volume, Rebekah Compton offers the first survey of Venus in the art, culture, and governance of Florence from 1300 to 1600. Organized chronologically, each of the six chapters investigates one of the goddess's alluring attributes--her golden splendor, rosy-hued complexion, enchant...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021. ©2021. |
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| Summary: | "In this volume, Rebekah Compton offers the first survey of Venus in the art, culture, and governance of Florence from 1300 to 1600. Organized chronologically, each of the six chapters investigates one of the goddess's alluring attributes--her golden splendor, rosy-hued complexion, enchanting fashions, green gardens, erotic anatomy, and gifts from the sea. By examining these attributes in the context of the visual arts, Compton uncovers an array of materials and techniques employed by artists, patrons, rulers, and lovers to manifest Venusian virtues. Her book explores technical art history in the context of love's protean iconography, showing how different discourses and disciplines can interact in the creation and reception of art. Venus and the Arts of Love offers new insights on sight, seduction, and desire, as well as concepts of gender, sexuality, and viewership from both male and female perspectives in the early modern era."-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 280 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781108842914 1108842917 9781108823050 110882305X |
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