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Architecture, Art and Identity in Venice and its Territories, 1450–1750: Essays in Honour of Deborah Howard book cover

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Architecture, Art and Identity in Venice and its Territories, 1450–1750 Essays in Honour of Deborah Howard

Edited By Nebahat Avcioglu, Emma Jones Copyright 2013
328 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge

Cities are shaped as much by a repertoire of buildings, works and objects, as by cultural institutions, ideas and interactions between forms and practices entangled in identity formations. This is particularly true when seen through a city as forceful and splendid as Venice. The essays in this volume investigate these connections between art and identity, through discussions of patronage, space... Read more
Preface; Introduction, Nebahat Avcioglu and Emma Jones; Section 1 Identity, Space and the City: ' Soli deo honor et gloria'? Cittadino lay procurator patronage and the art of identity formation in Renaissance Venice, Allison Sherman; The Sisters Sagredo: passion and patronage in 18th-century Venice, Esther Gabel. Section 2 Drawing, Mapping and Translating Venice: The early history of Jacopo Sansovino's scheme for Piazza San Marco: a proposal, Paul Davies; Venice 1557: Sabbadino's city plan, Elena Svalduz; Translatio Longhena Salute: drawings and patrons in pilgrimage between Venice, Rome and Gostyn, Andrew Hopkins. Section 3 Palladio's Creations and Creating Palladio: The twin sacristy arrangement of Palladio's Venice: origins and adaptations, Lydia Hamlett; Palladio's patrons and music. Connections between cultural interests and architecture: the Villa Pisani at Bagnolo, Laura Moretti; How Palladio became famous: Paolo Gualdo and the Republic of Letters, Tracy E. Cooper. Section 4 The Production of Sacred Space: The 17th-century project for the church of San Nicolo del Lido in Venice: liturgical problems and new architectural models in the counter-Reformation, Massimo Bisson; Innovation or afterthought? Dating the San Giobbe retrochoir, Joanne Allen; Venice's cathedral of San Pietro di Castello 1451-1630, Gianmario Guidarelli. Section 5 Time and Place in the Stato da Mar: The topography of antiquity in descriptions of Venetian Crete, Johanna D. Heinrichs; Jacopo Foscarini, Francesco Barozzi and the oracles of Leo the Wise, Blake de Maria; Becoming a man of empire: the construction of patrician identity in a republic of equals, Patricia Fortini Brown; Bibliography; Index.

Biography

Dr Nebahat Avcioglu is Associate Professor of Art History at Hunter College, CUNY, USA.

Emma Jones is a PhD Candidate in the Department of History of Art at the University of Cambridge, UK.

'Reflecting Deborah Howard’s own scholarly signature, this volume brings different fields of research -architecture, urban planning, landscape, art, music, politics, religion, society, and gender- into fruitful discussion. The essays collected here testify to the profound influence of Howard’s work on our understanding of architecture in Venice and its empire. Furthermore, they re-interrogate the complex issues that lie at the heart of her writings: interactions of power and culture, of arts and politics, of the transmission of ideas to and from Venice.' Giorgio Gianighian, Universita IUAV di Venezia, Italy

'This is a highly stimulating collection of varied papers, beautifully produced - an entirely appropriate tribute.' Renaissance Quarterly

'Overall the collection is a fine testament to Howard’s impact in the field, and is not the only one. Another set of essays in her honor, Artistic Practices and Cultural Transfer in Early Modern Italy: Essays in Honour of Deborah Howard, was recently published by Ashgate (2015). Howard, a towering figure in the field, deserves all this recognition and more.' CAA reviews

'...focuses on monuments, places and patrons with a strong emphasis on architectural history in which Palladio plays the leading role.' Beverly Louise Brown, The Burlington Magazine

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