| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 158 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Toronto Italian studies
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Toronto Italian studies.
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| Note |
Translation of Il Figino, published 1591. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-148) and index. |
| Summary |
Of the many treatises written in Italy during the Counter-Reformation, none is more illustrative of the intellectual fermentation of the period than Comanini's work on the purpose of painting, Il Figino overo del fine della Pittura (1591). Although the importance of Il Figino has long been recognized, the text has remained largely inaccessible to many scholars throughout the world. This first complete English translation will make the work available to those readers for the first time. In Il Figino, Comanini addresses all of the most hotly debated aesthetic issues of the time, drawing on an array of classical, medieval and Renaissance sources, including Plato, Aristotle, Horace, Mazzoni, Tasso and Paleotti. The editor and translator provide copious notes which clarify Comanini's aesthetic and theological references, as well as a lucid introduction that places the issues and debates in context. Comanini's impressive erudition makes his treatise an excellent barometer of the state of scholarship in the Counter-Reformation era. This translation is a long-overdue addition to the field of Renaissance studies. |
| Contents |
""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Introduction""; ""On the Translation""; ""THE FIGINO""; ""Dedication""; ""The Dialogue""; ""NOTES""; ""SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Z"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Figino, Giovanni Ambrogio. |
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Figino, Giovanni Ambrogio. |
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Arts -- Philosophy -- Early works to 1800.
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Arts -- Philosophy. |
| Chronological Term |
Early works to 1800 |
| Subject |
Painting -- Philosophy -- Early works to 1800.
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Painting -- Philosophy. |
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Aesthetics -- Early works to 1800.
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Aesthetics. |
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Italien. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Kunsttheorie.
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| Genre/Form |
Early works.
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| Subject |
Malerei.
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Renaissance.
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Traktaten (verhandelingen)
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Ästhetik.
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| Added Author |
Maiorino, Giancarlo, 1943-
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Doyle-Anderson, Ann.
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| Added Title |
Figino. English
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On the purpose of painting |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Comanini, Gregorio, -1608. Figino, overo, del fine della pittura. English. Figino, or, On the purpose of painting. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©2001 9780802035745 (DLC) 2002281914 (OCoLC)47365358 |
| ISBN |
9781442681279 (electronic book) |
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1442681276 (electronic book) |
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1282014641 |
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9781282014640 |
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0802035744 (bound) |
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080208446X (paperback) |
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9780802035745 |
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9780802084460 |
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