Contributions

  • Allen, D. (Denise) - Contributor
  • Krysa-Gersch, Claudia - Contributor
  • Campbell, Stephen J. (Stephen John), 1963- - Contributor
  • National Gallery of Art (U.S.) - Contributor
  • Frick Collection - Contributor

Publication

2011 - National Gallery of Art, Washington [D.C.], District of Columbia

Language

English

Word Count

52,500 words, Guess

Page Count

210 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC730.92
  • LCCNB623.A62 A4 2012

Description

"Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi, known as Antico (c. 1455-1528), exemplifies the Renaissance passion for the revival of antiquity. Antico was proficient in all manner of antique art, which he studied, restored, and re-created with unparalleled skill. His gilded and silvered statuettes, made for the Gonzaga rulers at the court of Mantua, pioneered the genre of bronzes made in multiples....Antico's bronze inventions in turn promoted the iconic status of statuary from antiquity, such as the Apollo Belvedere discovered in Rome in 1489....This...publication...is the only available English-language monograph on the sculptor....Featuring a series of essays, the book provides an overview of Antico's career and addresses topics ranging from the chronology of his works to his understanding of the antique, his relationship with Mantuan humanism and Mantegna, his portraiture, aspects of his technique, and his artistic significance."--Front inside flap of dust jacket.

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