La teoría de las artes en Italia

by Anthony Blunt, José Luis Checa Cremades (Translator)

En este texto, Anthony Blunt se interesa no por el estudio exclusivo de las fuentes de una época del arte italiano, concretamente el Renacimiento y el Manierismo, sino por su interpretación y penetración de forma amena y asequible. La visión que da el autor de la teoría de las Artes es una idea omnicomprensiva, que no abandona la perspectiva del artista como creador de obras plásticas y, en algunos casos, literarias como en el caso de Alberti, Leonardo o Miguel Ángel. En última instancia, el problema que subyace en todo el libro es un problema social: la consideración del arte como liberal, y la preocupación por la posición social del artista.

Genres: Art, Art History, Italy, History, Renaissance, Nonfiction

175 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1940

About the author

Known as Sir Anthony Blunt, KCVO, from 1956 to 1979, was a leading British art historian who in 1964, after being offered immunity from prosecution, confessed to having been a Soviet spy. A closely held secret for many years, his status was revealed publicly by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in November 1979, and he was stripped of his knighthood immediately thereafter.
Blunt was Professor of the History of Art at the University of London, director of the Courtauld Institute of Art, and Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures. He was exposed as a member of the Cambridge Five, a group of spies working for the Soviet Union from some time in the 1930s to at least the early 1950s.

Reviews

[Illiterate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Renaissance aesthetics from humanist realism (Alberti and Leonardo) via Neoplatonism (Michelangelo) and courtliness (Vasari) to Counter Reformation (Trent and Mannerism).

[Julia]

I miss Italy

I started this one a while back but it didn't grasp my attention. Upon second try, I do not understand why not. This was incredibly interesting and made me long for the days in Rome and Florence of last year. Blunt writes in a clear and concise manner, making artistic theory accessible. The essays fit well together and give you a better idea of the development of artistic theory over the given timespan. Now I have a better understanding of why particular kind of art was made and why it looks like the way it does.

[Nick · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very useful guide to Italian art of this period and the overriding influence of the Catholic Church upon it.

[Davide Di Tullio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un testo utile per comprendere il legame tra eventi storici a cavallo tra la prima metà del 400 e la fine del 500 e sviluppo dei movimenti artistici in Italia.

[Lisepyssel · Rating 2 out of 5]

jättetråkig, sämsta boken på hela konsthistorians litteraturlista - jag bryr mig inte om vad 1400-tals arkitekten si och så åt till frukost (eller vad den nu handlade om, den var så tråkig att det inte ens känns värt att försöka minnas)

[Richard · Rating 1 out of 5]

Beyond my ability to comprehend.

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm really interested how he balanced the role between a spy and a brilliant art histoiran.