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Brunelleschi´s Egg: Nature, Art, and Gender in Renaissance Italy
Mary D. Garrard
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Description for Brunelleschi´s Egg: Nature, Art, and Gender in Renaissance Italy
Hardback. Feminist historians of science and philosophy have shown that during the Italian Renaissance, the profound shift in the concept of nature - from an organic worldview to the scientific - was assisted by the gender metaphor that defined nature as female. This book proposes that the larger shift was both anticipated and mediated by the visual arts. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 color photographs and 241 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 225 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2302.
Feminist historians of science and philosophy have shown that during the Italian Renaissance, the profound shift in the concept of nature - from an organic worldview to the scientific - was assisted by the gender metaphor that defined nature as female. In this provocative and groundbreaking book, Mary D. Garrard extends this analysis to the history of art and proposes that the larger shift was both anticipated and mediated by the visual arts. In case studies of such major figures as Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Pontormo, Giorgione, and Titian, Garrard examines the changing relationship of art and ... Read more
Feminist historians of science and philosophy have shown that during the Italian Renaissance, the profound shift in the concept of nature - from an organic worldview to the scientific - was assisted by the gender metaphor that defined nature as female. In this provocative and groundbreaking book, Mary D. Garrard extends this analysis to the history of art and proposes that the larger shift was both anticipated and mediated by the visual arts. In case studies of such major figures as Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Pontormo, Giorgione, and Titian, Garrard examines the changing relationship of art and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520261525
SKU
V9780520261525
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About Mary D. Garrard
Mary D. Garrard is Professor Emerita of Art History at American University, Washington, DC. Her landmark works of feminist scholarship include Artemisia Gentileschi around 1622: The Shaping and Reshaping of an Artistic Identity and (coedited with Norma Broude) Reclaiming Female Agency: Feminist Art History after Postmodernism, both from UC Press.
Reviews for Brunelleschi´s Egg: Nature, Art, and Gender in Renaissance Italy
"Brunelleschi's Egg is an immensely stimulating, thought-provoking book that represents a major contribution to Renaissance studies."
Marilyn Dunn Renaissance Qtly "Excellent... Mary Garrard's contributions to art history are considerable."
Marjorie Och Woman's Art Journal
Marilyn Dunn Renaissance Qtly "Excellent... Mary Garrard's contributions to art history are considerable."
Marjorie Och Woman's Art Journal