Art and Architecture in Naples, 1266-1713

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Often overshadowed by the cities of Florence and Rome in art-historical literature, this volume argues for the importance of Naples as an artistic and cultural centre, demonstrating the breadth and wealth of artistic experience within the city. Generously illustrated with some illustrations specifically commissioned for this book Questions the traditional definitions of 'cultural centres' which have led to the neglect of Naples as a centre of artistic importance A significant addition to the English-language scholarship on art in Naples Content: Chapter 1 Introduction: Reassessing Naples 1266–1713 (pages 1–15): Cordelia Warr and Janis Elliott Chapter 2 The North looks South: Giorgio Vasari and early Modern Visual Culture in the Kingdom of Naples (pages 16–37): Aislinn Loconte Chapter 3 The Rise of the Court Artist: Cavallini and Giotto in Fourteenth?Century Naples (pages 38–61): Cathleen A. Fleck Chapter 4 The Local Eye: Formal and Social Distinctions in Late Quattrocento Neapolitan Tombs (pages 62–82): Tanja Michalsky Chapter 5 Building in Local All'Antica Style: The Palace of Diomede Carafa in Naples (pages 83–100): Bianca de Divitiis Chapter 6 From Social Virtue to Revetted Interior: Giovanni Antonio Dosio and Marble Inlay in Rome, Florence, and Naples (pages 101–124): John Nicholas Napoli Chapter 7 ‘The Face is a Mirror of the Soul’: Frontispieces and the Production of Sanctity in Post?Tridentine Naples (pages 125–151): Helen Hills Chapter 8 Patronage, Standards and Transfert Culturel: Naples between Art History and Social Science Theory (pages 152–175): Nicolas Bock