The Materiality of Terracotta Sculpture in Early Modern Europe

ISBN-13: 9781032355702 / Angielski

Zuzanna Sarnecka; Agnieszka Dziki

Opis

Through meticulously researched case studies, this book explores the materiality of terracotta sculpture in early modern Europe.

Spis treści

Introduction: Materiality, Scale, and Status of Early Modern Terracotta   Part I: Material Migrations  1. Materiality as Incentive to Stylistic Innovation in Earthenware from Bergen op Zoom (15th-16th century)  2. Making a Virtue out of a Necessity: Lorenzo Mercadante’s Use of Terracotta in Seville Cathedral  3. Episodes of the Arts of Fire in Portugal during the Renaissance  Part II: Terracotta and Design  4. Hans Reichle’s Contribution to the Practice of Terracotta Sculpture in Tyrol  5. Luca della Robbia’s Labors in Terracotta  6. Clay Models in Verrocchio’s Workshop  7. The Primacy of Terracotta. Sculptures for Painting in Sixteenth-Century Renaissance Florence  Part III: Mimetic Ventures  8. Glazed Ornament between Architecture and Altarpieces: Luca and Andrea della Robbia in Impruneta and Pescia 9. The Transformation of Della Robbia Garland Frames: From Luca through Giovanni’s Antinori Resurrection 10. Face, Surface, Interface. Some Observations on Polychrome Florentine Terracotta Busts 11. Antonio Begarelli and Small-Scale Terracotta Sculpture  Part IV: Contexts and Values  12. Della Robbia Sculptures for Florentine Renaissance Convents 13. "Ut firmetur quod formatum est" Augustinian Terracottas, and a Note on Two Sculptures from the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts  14. The Papal Clay: Firing Terracotta Sculptures in Sixteenth-Century Rome  15. Exceeding Expectations: Antonio Begarelli, His Female Patrons, and the Misunderstood Materialities of White Terracotta 16. Conversation on the Terracotta Sculpture in the Renaissance: Recollections, Reflections and Proposals