Brepols Art and Experience in Trecento Italy: 1 (Trecento Forum)

The age of Giotto, Dante, and Boccaccio, the fourteenth century in Italy, known as the Trecento, was a pivotal moment in art history and in European culture. The studies in this volume present new approaches to art in this important but often neglected period of the early Renaissance. Scholars at various stages in their careers discuss a wide range of topics including architecture, materiality, politics, patronage, and devotion, contributing to a new understanding of how art was made and experienced in this nodal century. These papers were originally presented at the Andrew Ladis Trecento Conference held at Tulane University in November of 2016. Review "The essays gathered in Art and Experience in Trecento Italy reevaluate art and culture across the Italian peninsula between 1250-1450, as well as celebrate the spirit of inquiry, innovative scholarship, wry wit, and passion that typified the life and work of Andrew Ladis. . . . Like the best gumbo, we are left deeply satisfied, and yearning for more. I could imagine no better tribute to the memory of Andrew Ladis, whose lively spirit and contagious passion for trecento art--and for all things poetic, playful, and artful--has inspired so many scholars in and beyond the field of medieval studies. It will be exciting to read forthcoming volumes of Trecento Forum, which will no doubt have more riches in store for us." --April Oettinger, Goucher College.