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LEADER: 02951cam a2200409 i 4500
001 2014013086
003 DLC
005 20150909153608.0
008 140522t20142014ctu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014013086
020 $a9780300187663 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
043 $ae-it---
050 00 $aND2757.F5$bE29 2014
082 00 $a759.5/511$223
084 $aART015080$aART035000$aARC005040$2bisacsh
100 1 $aEckstein, Nicholas A.
245 10 $aPainted glories :$bthe Brancacci Chapel in Renaissance Florence /$cNicholas A. Eckstein.
264 1 $aNew Haven :$bYale University Press,$c[2014]
264 4 $c©2014
300 $aix, 282 pages :$billustrations (chiefly color) ;$c29 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"In 1440, on the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Florence unexpectedly defeated Milanese forces near the town of Anghiari in eastern Tuscany. Nicholas A. Eckstein reveals the impact of this celebrated victory on Florentine public life and how it could have triggered the custodians of the Brancacci Chapel, the Carmelite friars, to seek the completion of frescoes by Masolino (1383-1447) and Masaccio (1401-1428). Today, tens of thousands of people visit the Brancacci Chapel annually to gaze at the brilliant frescoes of Saint Peter's life. Universally recognized as a canonical masterpiece of the Florentine Renaissance, these glowing murals span the interior in long panels. The first serious examination to position the frescoes at the heart of Tuscan society and culture, Painted Glories teems with fascinating characters and intrigue. In swiftly paced prose, Eckstein explores the chapel's history, medieval culture, and art patronage, progressively peeling back the story's layers amid the tumultuous politics of the 15th-century Florentine state"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 261-273) and index.
505 0 $aFelice's Church: The Carmelites -- Felice's Church: Inside the Carmine -- Felice's Church: The Brancacci -- Masolino, Masaccio and the Carmine's Community of Artists -- The Frescoes: A Lay Reading -- The Devout Ladies of the Madonna del Popolo -- The Blessed Andrea, Saint Peter and the Miracle of Anghiari.
650 0 $aMural painting and decoration, Italian$zItaly$zFlorence.
650 0 $aMural painting and decoration, Renaissance$zItaly$zFlorence.
610 20 $aCappella Brancacci (Santa Maria del Carmine (Church : Florence, Italy))
610 20 $aCarmelites$xArt patronage$zItaly$zFlorence.
650 0 $aChristian art and symbolism$zItaly$zFlorence$yMedieval, 500-1500.
650 0 $aArt and society$zItaly$zFlorence$xHistory$yTo 1500.
650 7 $aART / History / Renaissance.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aART / Subjects & Themes / Religious.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aARCHITECTURE / History / Renaissance.$2bisacsh