Painted glories : the Brancacci Chapel in Renaissance Florence

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Painted glories : the Brancacci Chapel in Renaissance Florence

Title remainder

the Brancacci Chapel in Renaissance Florence

Statement of responsibility

Nicholas A. Eckstein

Title variation

Brancacci Chapel in Renaissance Florence

Creator

• Eckstein, Nicholas A

Author

• Eckstein, Nicholas A

Subject

• Carmelites -- Italy | Florence -- Art patronage
• Christian art and symbolism -- Italy | Florence -- Medieval, 500-1500
• Art and society -- Italy | Florence -- History -- To 1500
• Mural painting and decoration, Italian -- Italy | Florence
• Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance -- Italy | Florence
• Masaccio, 1401-1428?
• Cappella Brancacci (Santa Maria del Carmine (Church : Florence, Italy))

Language

eng

Summary

"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"--

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Provided by publisher

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DLC

Dewey number

759.5/511

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

ND2757.F5

LC item number

E29 2014

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography