Description
| Product ID: | 9781316511046 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Giotto's Arena Chapel and the Triumph of Humility |
| Authors: | Author: Henrike Christiane Lange |
| Page Count: | 350 |
| Subjects: | History of art, History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400, Paintings and painting, Architectural structure and design, Architecture: religious buildings, History of architecture, Painting & paintings, Architectural structure & design, Religious buildings, History of architecture, Italy |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This groundbreaking book takes readers on an eye-opening tour through one of the most celebrated monuments in the world - Giotto's Arena Chapel. Illustrated with almost 200 colour plates, this volume enables scholars and students to rediscover a key monument of art and architecture history and to see it with new eyes. In this book, Henrike Lange takes the reader on a tour through one of the most beloved and celebrated monuments in the world – Giotto''s Arena Chapel. Paying close attention to previously overlooked details, Lange offers an entirely new reading of the stunning frescoes in their spatial configuration. The author also asks fundamental questions that define the chapel''s place in Western art history. Why did Giotto choose an ancient Roman architectural frame for his vision of Salvation? What is the role of painted reliefs in the representation of personal integrity, passion, and the human struggle between pride and humility familiar from Dante''s Divine Comedy? How can a new interpretation regarding the influence of ancient reliefs and architecture inform the famous “Assisi controversy” and cast new light on the debate around Giotto''s authorship of the Saint Francis cycle? Illustrated with almost 200 color plates, this volume invites scholars and students to rediscover a key monument of art and architecture history and to see it with new eyes. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-02-09 |