The Cambridge Companion to Raphael

The Cambridge Companion to Raphael - Cambridge Companions to the History of Art

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Publisher's Synopsis

Raphael is a rare painter who was never out of fashion. This book addresses some of the interests of recent scholarship, which has changed the focus from concern with attribution and definition of Raphael's style and the classic style of the High Renaissance to more practical matters. Investigation of the intellectual and cultural history of sixteenth century Rome and Florence in the past generation have made it possible to put Raphael in the context of his patrons and his other contemporaries. Raphael managed what was no doubt the largest workshop to date and it provided the model for many artists who followed him. This leads us to an understanding of the privileging of invention over execution that takes place increasingly in the sixteenth century. Raphael became the model for artists, beginning soon after his death and continuing after the collapse of the academic tradition in the late nineteenth century. This reverence is studied in the final section of this book, including an essay that traces changing tastes in restoring his paintings.

Book information

ISBN: 9780521003964
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 759.5
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 468
Weight: 740g
Height: 228mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 22mm