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出版者:Yale Univ Pr

作者:Zeri, Federico/ Gardner, Elizabeth/ Zeri, elizabeth

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页数:282

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价格:16.95

装帧:Pap

isbn号码:9780300086287

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• Italian Painting
• Florentine School
• Renaissance Art
• Art History
• Painting
• Italy
• Florence
• 14th Century
• 15th Century
• 16th Century

Title: A Tapestry of Light and Shadow: Venetian Masters of the Quattrocento Introduction The fifteenth century in Venice was a period of unparalleled artistic efflorescence, a vibrant crucible where Byzantine heritage gracefully yielded to the surging tide of Renaissance humanism. While Florence charted a course toward rigorous linear perspective and anatomical precision, Venice, perpetually washed by the lagoon’s diffuse light and influenced by its mercantile connections to the East, forged an aesthetic path distinctively its own. This volume delves deeply into the transformative artistic landscape of the Venetian Quattrocento, moving beyond the familiar narrative centers of the Italian peninsula to illuminate the unique stylistic evolution that characterized painting in the Serene Republic during this pivotal era. The core distinction of Venetian painting, immediately apparent to the discerning eye, lies in its profound engagement with color (colore) over line (disegno). This preference was not merely a technical choice but a philosophical one, intrinsically linked to the city's environment. The shimmering, moisture-laden air, the constant reflections cast by water onto stucco and marble, and the rich imported pigments available through Venetian trade routes fostered a tradition where the application and interplay of color became the primary vehicle for emotional resonance and spatial definition. This book traces the trajectory of this evolution from the lingering influence of the Late Gothic style, through the gradual, yet profound, absorption of early Renaissance innovations, culminating in the establishment of a mature, vibrant Venetian voice ready to greet the towering figures of the High Renaissance. Our exploration is structured chronologically and thematically, emphasizing the socio-political context—the city’s powerful patronage, its unique relationship with the Church, and the pervasive spirit of civic pride—that shaped the visual output. I. Foundations and Inheritances: The Early Venetian Scene (c. 1400–1450) The early decades of the century saw Venetian art clinging somewhat tenaciously to established conventions. The legacy of Paolo Uccello’s brief but impactful stay in Venice, and the memory of Gentile da Fabriano’s opulent altarpiece for the Doge’s Palace, provided initial points of contact with the burgeoning International Gothic style. We begin with an examination of artists who bridged these two worlds. Mikeloz Zoppo, though often overshadowed, represents a fascinating transitional figure. His work displays a lingering courtly elegance—graceful drapery folds and stylized features—yet beneath this veneer lies an increasing engagement with pictorial depth, albeit one achieved through intuitive arrangement rather than strict mathematical recession. A significant portion of this section is dedicated to understanding the impact of the Murano Glass Workshops. Venice was not merely a consumer of art; it was a center of material production. The intense saturation and luminosity achievable in blown glass often served as an unspoken challenge or aspiration for panel painters struggling to capture similar visual brilliance using tempera and early oil mediums. The influence of Byzantine mosaics, still richly visible in St. Mark’s Basilica, cannot be overstated. These mosaics provided a continuous, living textbook for Venetian painters on the management of gold ground, the symbolic use of specific hues, and the creation of awe-inspiring, hieratic forms. We analyze how painters began to ‘secularize’ these traditional forms, gradually introducing a greater sense of human vulnerability beneath the divine austerity. II. The Bellini Watershed: Giovanni and Gentile (c. 1450–1490) The middle decades mark the true turning point, dominated almost entirely by the pivotal influence of the Bellini family, particularly Giovanni Bellini. While the exact nature of the early relationship between Giovanni and Andrea Mantegna (his brother-in-law) remains a subject of scholarly debate, the collision of their styles in Venice was transformative. Mantegna brought the stark, sculptural clarity of Paduan classicism—a preference for robust forms, shallow pictorial space, and meticulous attention to archaeological detail. We scrutinize early Bellini works where Mantegna’s influence is palpable: the hard contours, the dramatic lighting effects, and the almost metallic sheen on certain surfaces. However, Giovanni Bellini soon forged his own path, one that would define the Venetian Renaissance. This section focuses critically on his revolutionary use of oil paint, not merely as a binder, but as a medium for atmospheric modulation. Bellini moved away from Mantegna’s sharp definition toward sfumato veneziano—a softer integration of forms into the surrounding atmosphere. His landscapes, initially restrained, gradually become protagonists in their own right, embedding religious narratives within plausible, deeply evocative natural settings. We also explore the parallel career of Gentile Bellini. While Giovanni pursued an internal, spiritual landscape, Gentile operated primarily in the grand civic sphere. His documentary paintings, capturing the elaborate rituals and processions of Venetian civic life, serve as invaluable historical records. His portraits, characterized by sharp observation and an unwavering sense of the sitter’s status, reveal the Venetian commitment to depicting tangible reality alongside spiritual ideals. III. Color as Structure: The Pioneers of Atmosphere (c. 1470–1500) As the century neared its close, several key figures began to push the boundaries of colore to the point where it dictated composition more than preparatory drawing. This movement laid the essential groundwork for Giorgione and Titian. Antonello da Messina stands as one of the most enigmatic and crucial figures. His arrival in Venice (or at least the circulation of his work via Naples) introduced the full potential of the Netherlandish oil technique to the mainland. Antonello's meticulous handling of texture—the gloss of velvet, the translucence of skin—combined with Bellini’s lyrical handling of light, created an almost miraculous fusion. His innovative handling of light sources, often singular and dramatically focused, is analyzed in detail, particularly in his surviving portraits where the sitter seems physically present in the viewer's space. This period also sees the rise of painters who explored the expressive capabilities of heightened color palettes. Cima da Conegliano, often considered a more conservative figure, is re-examined here not as a provincial follower, but as a master synthesist. His distinctive use of pale, silvery-blue distant landscapes, often framed by robust, monumental figures, establishes a sense of serene, almost melancholic grandeur that speaks volumes about the Venetian relationship with the sea and eternity. Cima’s systematic use of receding space through atmospheric perspective anticipates later landscape developments. IV. The Legacy of the Quattrocento and the Eve of Transformation The final chapter synthesizes the achievements of the Venetian fifteenth century. The key takeaway is the establishment of colorito as the dominant aesthetic principle, a concept that would soon define the Venetian school against the Florentine emphasis on disegno. The technical advancements—the full mastery of the oil medium allowing for greater luminosity and flexibility—were crucial. But more important was the conceptual shift: the acceptance that the depiction of the visible, sensory world, saturated with light and color, was a worthy, perhaps even superior, avenue to truth than the purely intellectual scaffolding of geometry. The artists discussed—from the early experimenters grappling with Mantegna’s rigor to Bellini’s late, shimmering Madonnas—collectively built the visual language that allowed Giorgione to paint poetry and Titian to paint power. This book offers a meticulous cartography of that foundation, revealing the Venetian Quattrocento not as a period of mere transition, but as a distinct and profound artistic statement in its own right. It is a story of light, water, pigment, and the slow, deliberate awakening of a pictorial sensuality that remains unmatched in its evocative power.

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