Michelangelo

Sculptor in Bronze

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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The first comprehensive interdisciplinary account of Michelangelo’s work as a sculptor in bronze.This book is the outcome of extensive original research undertaken over several years by academics at the University of Cambridge together with a team of international experts, directed by Dr Victoria Avery, a leading authority on the history, art and technology of bronze casting in Renaissance Italy.The catalyst for this innovative project was the attribution to Michelangelo of the Rothschild bronzes – two extraordinary bronze groups of nude men on fantastical panthers – prior to their display at the Fitzwilliam Museum in 2015. First proposed by the distinguished Michelangelo scholar Professor Paul Joannides and validated by the wide-ranging research published here, the attribution to Michelangelo has now gained widespread acceptance.As part of this pioneering project, Professor Peter Abrahams, the eminent clinical anatomist specialising in dissection, has carried out the first ever in-depth scientific analysis of the anatomy of Michelangelo’s nude figures. Abrahams’ findings have uncovered hitherto unrecognised features of Michelangelo’s unparalleled mastery of the structure and workings of the human body that give the gesture and the motion of his figures their unique expressive force.Enigmatic and visually-striking masterpieces, the Rothschild bronzes are the focus of this multi-authored, interdisciplinary volume that contains ground-breaking contributions by leading experts in the fields of art history, anatomy, conservation science, bronze casting and the history of collecting.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-11-14
Mått236 x 286 x 36 mm
Vikt2 060 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor352
FörlagPhilip Wilson Publishers Ltd
ISBN9781781300633

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Victoria Avery (BA, MA, PhD, University of Cambridge) has been Keeper of Applied Arts at the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, since 2010, prior to which she was Associate Professor in the History of Art Department, University of Warwick (2005 -10). She has researched, lectured and published extensively on Italian Renaissance sculpture, most recently co-authoring with Paul Joannides, A Michelangelo Discovery (2015). She published on various aspects of the applied arts, including the co-authored Fitzwilliam Museum exhibition catalogue, Treasured Possessions from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment (PWP, 2015).

AcknowledgementsForewordPreambleIntroductionVisual Evidence1. Brazen DefianceYoung Michelangelo, Bronze and the David for France – Victoria Avery2. Commission ImpossibleMichelangelo’s Bronze Julius II for Bologna – Victoria Avery3. Divine Pipe DreamsMature Michelangelo and the Mastery of Metal – Victoria Avery4. The God of DesignMichelangelo and the Decorative Arts – Timothy Clifford5. Secular Popes, Pagan TimesThe Golden Age and Michelangelo’s Rothschild Bronzes – Cyril Humphris6. An Anatomical ‘Whodunnit’Dissecting the Rothschild Bronzes – Julia C. Ruston and Peter H. Abrahams7. The Science of ArtTechnical Considerations of the Rothschild Bronzes – Arie Pappot with Robert van Langh8. The Sculptor at WorkRecreating the Rothschild Bronzes – Andrew Lacey9. What a Ride!Brilliant Balance and the Beasts of the Rothschild Bronzes – Faya Causey10. Duality in Art and AnatomyMen and Animals: Youth and Old Age in Leonardo and Michelangelo – Domenico Laurenza11. Sources and InfluencesMichelangelo and Rustici – Paul Joannides12. Tyrants and LoversSubject and Meaning: the Rothschild Bronzes – Meg Galindo and William E. Wallace13. In Search of a PatronThe Rothschild Bronzes and the Case of the Missing Patron – Martin Gayford14. Noble MindsAdolphe and Julie de Rothschild: The First Owners of the Rothschild Bronzes and their Collection - Dimitrios Zikos15. News Travels FarThe Reception of the Rothschild Bronzes – Morlin Ellis16. The CatalystA Brief Narrative in the First Person – Paul JoannidesNotesImage CreditsBibliographyContributorsIndex