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Decoding old Masters. Patrons, Princes and Enigmatic Paintings of the 15th Century

By Soudavar A.

Book information

Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
72 MB (75152910 bytes)
Pages
\178
Topic
Art
Library
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Time added
2017-08-07 07:01:42
Искусство и искусствоведение;История искусств

Description

I.B. Tauris, London, 2008. — 154 p.In this innovative work, Abolala Soudavar examines seven paintings by some of the great masters of the 15th century and demonstrates how we can better understand the state of international relations and the political rivalries of the time by decoding the figures, their postures and gestures, the background scenes, the compositions and much else in these paintings. The result offers some extraordinary solutions to long-standing puzzles, which illuminate both the paintings and our understanding of the period. By decoding these paintings, Soudavar has altered the landscape of our understanding of 15th-century Art and opened the door to a kind of political and historical analysis of high culture which will affect how we study the history of art in future generations.

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