From Giotto to Botticelli

The Artistic Patronage of the Humiliati in Florence

AvJulia I. Miller,Laurie Taylor-Mitchell

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

In From Giotto to Botticelli, Julia Miller and Laurie Taylor-Mitchell explore the three-hundred-year rise and fall of the Humiliati (“Humbled Ones”), a religious order infamous for its attempt to assassinate Saint Carlo Borromeo and ultimately suppressed, by papal bull, in 1571. This book focuses on the order’s artistic patronage and considers the major works by artists such as Giotto, Donatello, Botticelli, and Ghirlandaio that the Humiliati commissioned for the Church of the Ognissanti in Florence. Miller and Taylor-Mitchell reveal how the Humiliati promoted their public image through the visual arts and examine the themes and ideas in these works. The Humiliati have received remarkably little scholarly attention to date, in part because of their suppression and eradication by the Church. This is one of the first comprehensive historical studies of this important religious order and the central role the Humiliati played in the history of Italian art. From Giotto to Botticelli will appeal not only to art historians but also to scholars of history, religion, and cultural studies, as well as to members of the general public.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-08-13
Mått:229 x 254 x 28 mm
Vikt:1 520 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN:9780271065038

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Mer om författaren

Julia I. Miller is Professor of Art History at the California State University, Long Beach.Laurie Taylor-Mitchell was Associate Professor of Art History at Hood College. She is currently an engaged activist for public education in Baltimore County.

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“From Giotto to Botticelli presents a comprehensive study of the Church of the Ognissanti in Florence as a way to better understand the ideology and interests of the Humiliati, a religious order whose art patronage has been unjustly neglected. This fascinating study sheds new light on how the Humiliati shaped art to suit their changing goals as they moved from poverty and humility to secular pleasures and wealth. Sumptuously illustrated, thoroughly researched, and well written, this book convinces the reader of the critical importance of an order whose patronage was momentous for the history of art.”—Diane Wolfthal, Rice University

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Origins of the Humiliati and Their Early History in Florence2. The Beginnings of Humiliati Art in Florence: Giotto and His Shop at Ognissanti3. Giovanni da Milano’s Ognissanti Polyptych and Humiliati Art in the Later Trecento4. The Early Quattrocento at Ognissanti: Donatello and the Cult of Saint Rossore5. Ghirlandaio and Botticelli in Ognissanti6. Decline and DisgraceEpilogue: A Damnatio Memoriae: The Afterlife of the HumiliatiAppendix: Humiliati Churches by City and DedicationNotesBibliographyIndex