Art & Life in Renaissance Venice (Abrams Perspectives) (Paperback)

by Patricia Fortini Brown (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"Brown challenges the Tuscan-centred understanding and definition of the term 'Renaissance' in her splendid survey." -- The Art Book, January 1998

"sweeps across the social and political worlds of 15th- and 16th-century Venice, embedding works of art in a rich matrix." -- Choice, October 1997 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
For courses in Renaissance Art. Through close examination of Renaissance paintings, drawings, book illustrations, and other art works, Patricia Fortini Brown brings fourteenth and fifteenth century Venice alive. She explores the role of the guilds and the nobility, the unique island setting, the environment of the church and the private home, the political rivalries with other states, the taste for symbols and metaphors, the myriad qualities that made Venice distinct and its art unique. Carefully interweaving art-historical analysis of individual works (both famous and little-known) with rich contextual discussions, she reveals a culture of high beauty, artifice, and craftsmanship. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: NY: Abrams (September 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810927470
• ISBN-13: 978-0810927476
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,635,605 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars well-written, readable work on High Venetian art, September 23, 2001

By	"arsenalmaniac" (Berkeley, USA) - See all my reviews

This book is a great introdcution to Venetian art of the Renaissance, through its views of the major artists of the time (the Bellinis, Titian, Pollaiuolo, Veronese, etc.), but it incorporates enough social, religious, and political history that one not only gets a more-well rounded view of the Venice of the Renaissance, but also is not bogged down in excessive stylistic analysis. This makes Brown's work a wonderful introduction to the Venetian novice, which many amateur art-historians caught up with Florence and Rome (myself included) tend to be.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic !, April 10, 2004

By	Wulfgirl (Sacramento, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Art & Life in Renaissance Venice (Trade Version) (Paperback)

This little paperback is packed with great information and great pictures. A must have for anyone interested in Renaissance Venice, it's well-organized and very easy to read.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Art as a political and social tool , February 8, 2009

By	Daniel K. Altazin - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Art and Life in Renaissance Venice (Reissue) (Paperback)

Patricia Brown's Art and Life in Renaissance Venice provides an interesting analysis of what made Venice artistically and politically different from the other Italian city-states. Brown argues that Venetian "otherness" made its art distinguishable from the art of other Renaissance states. Venice's political and social stability impacted the nature of both art and architecture. Venetian art reflected these and in so doing promoted traditional social and political attitudes.

The strength of Brown's work is the impressive artwork included in the text. The art is used quite convincingly by Brown to show how artists adapted to the demands of the Venetian public.