The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512-1570 by Christiansen, Keith

The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512-1570

Portraits, an inherently personal subject, provide an engaging entry point to an exploration of the politics, patronage,...
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The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512-1570 by Christiansen, Keith

The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512-1570

$900.18

The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512-1570

$900.18
Author: Keith Christiansen
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Portraits, an inherently personal subject, provide an engaging entry point to an exploration of the politics, patronage, and power in Renaissance Florence

The Medici family ruled Florence without interruption between 1434 and 1494, but following their return to power in 1512, Cosimo I de' Medici demonstrated an unprecedented ability to wield culture as a political tool. His rule transformed Florence into a dynastic duchy and give Florentine art the central position it has held ever since. As Florence underwent these dramatic political transformations in the sixteenth century, portraits became an essential means of recording a likeness and conveying a sitter's character, social position, and cultural ambitions. This fascinating book explores the ways that painters (including Jacopo Pontormo, Agnolo Bronzino, and Francesco Salviati), sculptors (such as Benvenuto Cellini), and artists in other media endowed their works with an erudite and self-consciously stylish character that distinguished Florentine portraiture. Featuring more than ninety remarkable paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and medals, this volume is written by a team of leading international authors and presents a sweeping, penetrating exploration of a crucial and vibrant period in Italian art.

Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press


Exhibition Schedule:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
(June 26-October 11, 2021)

Author: Keith Christiansen, Carlo Falciani
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
Published: 06/22/2021
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 4.37lbs
Size: 11.34h x 9.37w x 1.42d
ISBN: 9781588397300


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/01/2021 pg. 64

About the Author

Keith Christiansen is the John Pope-Hennessy Chairman of the Department of European Paintings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Carlo Falciani is professor of art history at the Accademia di Belle Arti, Florence.


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