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OverviewThis book sets out to establish Michele Tosini's critical role in sixteenth-century Mannerist art in Florence. He was well-trained, well-educated and well-liked, and created a highly productive workshop environment that not only succeeded but thrived in one of the most competitive ages of artistic production in the history of art. To date, scholarship executed on Tosini (Carlo Gamba in 1928, Sydney Freedberg in 1974) has produced a plethora of misunderstandings about Tosini's role in the Florentine artistic community. The verdict that Tosini was a 'hack' painter who could make his works look like those of more 'established' painters in order to get commissions, and that he was an uneducated 'second-rate' painter who could not formulate complex iconographical programs, is at odds with the evidence presented in this current research. Tosini was much more than just 'the right man in the right place at the right time'. He not only promoted Mannerism, but was part of its process; indeed, the formation of the Accademia del Disegno took place at the height of his artistic career. Given his business acumen it is perhaps understandable that ;misunderstandings; have arisen. (To borrow from William Wallace, Tosini can legitimately be thought of as 'Genius as Entrepreneur'.) This is not only essential reading for all students of Late Renaissance / Mannerist art history, but a majestic story of the process of artistic endeavour and how it unfolds that is so deeply admired today. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Heidi J HornikPublisher: Liverpool University Press Imprint: Liverpool University Press Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 15.20cm Weight: 0.362kg ISBN: 9781845191863ISBN 10: 1845191862 Pages: 211 Publication Date: 11 May 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"""The fruit of twenty-two years of labor, Heidi Horniks monograph on Tosini (150377) fills an important void."" - Elizabeth Pilliod, Rutgers University, Renaissance Quarterly" The fruit of twenty-two years of labor, Heidi Horniks monograph on Tosini (150377) fills an important void. - Elizabeth Pilliod, Rutgers University, Renaissance Quarterly Author InformationHeidi J. Hornik is Professor of Art History at Baylor University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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