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The Civic World of Early Renaissance Florence, by Gene Brucker

<i>The Civic World of Early Renaissance Florence</i>, by Gene Brucker

The Civic World of Early Renaissance Florence

The Civic World of Early Renaissance Florence

Sculptors' Partnerships in Michelozzo's Florence

The study of the socio-economic aspects of artists' workshops and partnerships in early renaissance Florence has not stimulated much interest, perhaps because there remains the temptation to savor the romantic idea that the individual genius creates his masterpiece in solitude and sweat. But art production in the Renaissance was much like any other business, and its history in the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries is inextricably tied to the workshop method. Few works of art were produced by the endeavors of one man alone, and in each city there were groups of artists working together in competing botteghe. The shop operated as a small clan with its own supporters, clients, and publicity, and often included carpenters, gilders, carvers of moldings, etc.—what we would call minor craftsmen.

The Civic World of Early Renaissance Florence

Professor Brucker contends that changes in the social order provide the key to understanding the transition of Florence from a medieval to a Renaissance city. In this book he shows how Florentine politics were transformed from corporate to elitist. He bases his work on a thorough examination of archival material, providing a full socio-political history that extends our knowledge of the Renaissance city-state and its development. The author describes the restructuring of the political system, showing first how the corporate entities that comprised the traditional social order had lost cohesiveness after the Black Death. He traces the process of readjustment that began during the guild regime of 1378-1382, and analyzes the impact of foreign affairs. During the crisis years of the Visconti wars the distinctive features emerged of an elitist regime whose vitality was demonstrated following the death of Giangaleazzo Visconti and whose membership and style the author discusses in detail. Originally published in 1977. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Sorcery in Early Renaissance Florence

In the published studies of European witchcraft ajid sorcery, Italy does not stand out as a fertile field for the practice of the diabolical arts. Both Hansen and Lea noted the higher incidence of sorcery cases in northern Europe, and particularly in the Alpine regions, where powerful and uncontrolled manifestations of natural phenomena strengthened belief in demons and devils and thus contributed to the practice of sorcery. From the printed evidence, it might be concluded that, in the more rational and skeptical milieu of Renaissance Italy, sorcery was neither practised extensively nor taken seriously by the authorities.It is true that Italy did not experience the extremes of fanaticism and terror which occurred in Germany and the Low Countries from the late fifteenth to the early seventeenth century.

Introduction to an "Iconography of Mediaeval Architecture"

Previous articleNext article No AccessIntroduction to an "Iconography of Mediaeval Architecture"Richard KrautheimerRichard Krautheimer Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes Volume 5, Number 11942 Published for the Warburg Institute and the Courtauld Institute Views: 49Total views on this site Citations: 17Citations are reported from Crossref Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2307/750446 Views: 49Total views on this site Citations: 17Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright © 1942 by The Warburg Institute. All rights reserved.PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Victoria Addona Jerusalem Delivered to Italy: Moving the Holy Sepulcher across the Mediterranean, I Tatti Studies in the Italian Renaissance 25, no.22 (Nov 2022): 399–427.https://doi.org/10.1086/721750Maria Harvey Icon, Contact Relic, Souvenir: The Virgin Eleousa Micromosaic Icon at The Met, Metropolitan Museum Journal 56 (Dec 2021): 113–131.https://doi.org/10.1086/718039Daniel Sherer Panofsky on Architecture: Iconology and the Interpretation of Built Form, 1915–1956, Part I, History of Humanities 5, no.11 (Jun 2020): 189–224.https://doi.org/10.1086/707699Andrew Jotischky The Image of the Greek: Western Pilgrims’ Views of Eastern Monks and Monasteries in the Holy Land, c.1200–1500, Speculum 94, no.33 (Jun 2019): 674–703.https://doi.org/10.1086/703543Zachary Stewart A Lesson in Patronage: King Henry III, the Knights Templar, and a Royal Mausoleum at the Temple Church in London, Speculum 94, no.22 (Mar 2019): 334–384.https://doi.org/10.1086/702246Charles B. McClendon Encounter: Richard Krautheimer, Gesta 54, no.22 (Oct 2015): 123–126.https://doi.org/10.1086/681950 JOSEPH RYKWERT Model, type, and the Great Church, Res: Anthropology and aesthetics 59-60 (Oct 2016): 168–178.https://doi.org/10.1086/RESvn1ms23647788 Piero Morselli , and Anita F. Moskowitz THE PISTOIA PULPIT'S UNEVEN SUPPORTS: THE BASES FOR A HYPOTHESIS, Source: Notes in the History of Art 22, no.22 (Sep 2015): 1–9.https://doi.org/10.1086/sou.22.2.23206835 Carolyn Marino Malone The Rotunda of Sancta Maria in Dijon as "Ostwerk", Speculum 75, no.22 (Oct 2015): 285–317.https://doi.org/10.2307/2887580 Werner Jacobsen Saints' Tombs in Frankish Church Architecture, Speculum 72, no.44 (Oct 2015): 1107–1143.https://doi.org/10.2307/2865960 Keith L. Eggener Maybeck's Melancholy: Architecture, Empathy, Empire, and Mental Illness at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Winterthur Portfolio 29, no.44 (Oct 2015): 211–226.https://doi.org/10.1086/496668 Andrew Butterfield Social Structure and the Typology of Funerary Monuments in Early Renaissance Florence, Res: Anthropology and aesthetics 26 (Dec 2016): 47–67.https://doi.org/10.1086/RESv26n1ms20166904 Christian Sapin , and Bailey K. Young Saint-Pierre l'Estrier (Autun, France), Gesta 25, no.11 (Oct 2015): 39–46.https://doi.org/10.2307/766896 Dell Upton Pattern Books and Professionalism: Aspects of the Transformation of Domestic Architecture in America, 1800-1860, Winterthur Portfolio 19, no.2/32/3 (Oct 2015): 107–150.https://doi.org/10.1086/496175 Voichita Munteanu A Romanesque Copy of the Anastasis: The Chapel of St. Jean of Le Liget, Gesta 16, no.22 (Oct 2015): 27–40.https://doi.org/10.2307/766728 Wayne Dynes The Medieval Cloister as Portico of Solomon, Gesta 12, no.1/21/2 (Oct 2015): 61–69.https://doi.org/10.2307/766635 Warren Sanderson The Crypt with Parallel Cells, Gesta 5 (Oct 2015): 22–26.https://doi.org/10.2307/766575