Representing Renaissance art, c.1500-c.1600 is a study of change and continuity in the iconographies of art and the visual representation of artists during the sixteenth century, especially in Italy and the Netherlands.The issue of how far, and how, artists obtained higher status for their professions during the Renaissance is a key question for the study of the early modern period. King considers the maintenance of well-established traditions for the visual representation of artists, and also examines the new iconographies that emerged in the sixteenth century.By highlighting art and architecture which artists designed for their personal use, including the decoration of their houses, this study provides insight into the tastes and 'ways of looking' special to artists. It also deals with art made for artists' guilds, for their confraternities and for the earliest academies of artists. Studying the visual evidence underlines the importance of artists who expressed their views in artistic terms and also in literary texts, such as Georgio Vasori and Federico Zuccori. It also brings into play the opinions of many artists who have otherwise been ignored since they did not publish their ideas in written form.This fascinating book is unique in considering the visual data for discussing these questions with reference to the sixteenth century.
This study is unique in considering the visual data for debating how far, and how, Renaissance artists obtained higher status for their profession during the sixteenth century. It provides insight into the tastes and 'ways of looking' special to artists by highlighting art and architecture that artists designed for their own personal use. It uses visual evidence to examine the views of many artists whose ideas on their changing status are otherwise muted since they did not write treatises or histories. It provides analytical summaries of many of the key themes entailed in any study of the Renaissance.
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