Title
Ambition, art, and image-making in an early Quattrocento court : the Palazzo Trinci frescoes / Sarah Roberts.
ISBN
1003469183
1040097324
1040097375
9781003469186
9781040097328
9781040097373
103273454X
9781032734545
9781032744315
Publication
New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.
Copyright Notice Date
©2025
Physical Description
1 online resource (viii, 210 pages) : illustrations (some color), map.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 05, 2024).
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Biographical / Historical Note
Sarah Robertsreceived aPhD in Art History from the Open University and is now an independent researcher and writer.
Summary
"This study provides new interpretations of the little-known but fascinating Palazzo Trinci frescoes, relating them for the first time both to their physical context, and to their social, political and cultural environment. Chapters show how a humanist agenda subverted the historical and mythical associations more frequently used to promote powerful families, to point the Trinci family in new directions. It also shows how the artists involved adapted established civic, religious and chivalric imagery in support of these ideas. The book argues that the resulting decorations are highly unusual for the period, in their serious political and social purpose. Positioning the Trinci as bringers of peace, not war, the family is now associated with culture and education, and presented as willing to encourage debate about the character of the virtuous ruler and the nature of good government. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history and Renaissance studies"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Roberts, Sarah, 1948- Ambition, art, and image-making in an early Quattrocento court New York, NY : Routledge, 2024
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Series
Routledge research in art history
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The Trinci : setting the scene
The bridge : a transitional space
The story of Ilia : foundation myth or investigation of virtue?
The Sala dei giganti : lessons from history
The Camera delle rose : victa activa and vita contemplativa.
Genre/Form
Electronic books.