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Pindar Press - Gold Brocade and Renaissance Painting Book

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Explore the connection between luxury textiles and art history with Gold Brocade and Renaissance Painting: A Study in Material Culture. This book examines how silk fabrics woven with gold thread, primarily from Italy, appear in Renaissance paintings as costumes and backdrops for significant figures. By looking at examples from Italy and the southern Netherlands between the fourteenth and early seventeenth centuries, the text explains how these painted textiles held economic and social meaning for contemporary viewers. The book moves beyond traditional views of major and minor arts to look at how material culture shaped the messages within these artworks. This study provides a detailed look at how precious materials were used to convey status and importance in historical paintings. It is a valuable resource for those interested in art history, textile studies, and the social history of the Renaissance period.

Key Features

Analyzes the use of gold thread silk fabrics in Renaissance art from the fourteenth to the early seventeenth centuries.

Covers historical examples from both Italy and the southern Netherlands to provide a broad geographic perspective.

Examines how painted textiles functioned as tools for conveying economic and social status to contemporary audiences.

Investigates the role of textiles as both character costumes and important backdrops in historical paintings.

Challenges traditional distinctions between major and minor arts through a study of material culture.

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hardcover
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
31 December 2008
Listed Since
13 February 2009

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