Early Modern Art Theory. Visual Culture and Ideology, 1400-1700

by James Hutson

This new critical overview of the Renaissance and Baroqueeras traces the development of art theory and its influence on style. By consideringthe stylistic transformation of particular artists - Michelangelo, AnnibaleCarracci, Guercino, Guido Reni, Poussin, and others - and the contemporary intellectualenvironments surrounding them, the nature and potency of theory can be demonstrated.Through the analysis and interpretation of previously overlooked anduntranslated texts in a variety of disciplines from art and poetic theory,natural philosophy, astronomy and many others, James Hutson investigates therelationship between theory and practice, thus providing insight into the interdisciplinaryreality of art-making and interpretation.

300 pages, Paperback

Published June 21, 2016