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| The Art of Mantua: Power and Patronage in the Renaissance | 
 enlarge | Authors: Barbara Furlotti, Guido Rebecchini
Publisher: Getty Publications
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 358106
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 280
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.5
Dimensions (in): 12.8 x 11.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0892368403
Dewey Decimal Number: 707.94528
EAN: 9780892368402
ASIN: 0892368403
Publication Date: October 2008
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This book traces the rich history of the northern Italian city of Mantua, from its mythic origins in Dante's Inferno, to its cultural heyday during the Renaissance under the patronage of the powerful Gonzaga family, to its eventual decline and annexation by the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The fortunes of Mantua rose and fell with those of the Gonzaga family, who ruled as imperial vicars from the fourteenth to the early seventeenth century. They transformed the city into a major cultural center by commissioning works from the master architects and artists of the day such as Leon Battista Alberti, Giulio Romano, Titian, Rubens, and Guercino. However, Andrea Mantegna--who served as the court painter from 1460 to 1506 and whose technical mastery revolutionized painting--is the artist most identified with the city.
Although most of Mantua's artistic treasures were sold or claimed as war spoils upon the decline of the Gonzaga family, the rich cultural legacy of this fascinating city lives on in the collections of many of the world's premier museums.
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The Beauty of Mantua November 16, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a book with an informative text and wonderful photographs. The quality of reproductions is uniformly high. The book assembles images not only of the important surviving frescoes in Mantua but also of major paintings from other collections that once were hung there. Even more impressive to me are the photographs of Mantua's architecture. One highlight of the book is the variety of photos of buildings and of their architectural details, their hues true to the native brick and stonework.
It is a model of art historical work that is also a visual feast of interest both to scholars and to general readers.
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