De’ visi mostruosi: Caricatures from Leonardo da Vinci to Bacon
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Author: Marani, Pietro Cesare
Compiling nearly 100 caricature drawings, engravings, etchings, watercolours and printed books from Milan, Bologna and Venice, this title documents the “Northern Italian” caricature tradition, tracing its evolution. Established by Leonardo, this regional style of caricature was further developed by his followers, became intertwined with the naturalism of the Carracci and then experienced a triumphant resurgence among the Venetian painters of the first half of the 18th century.A disquieting triptych by Francis Bacon closes the catalogue, illuminating the thematic thrust of the book: the disfiguration of physical features as an investigation of the human psyche.Established by Leonardo, this regional style of caricature was further developed by his followers (Giovanni Agostino da Lodi, Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo, Ambrogio Figino, Giuseppe Arcimboldi), became intertwined with the naturalism of the Carracci (Annibale and Agostino) and then experienced a triumphant resurgence among the Venetian painters of the first half of the 18th century (Marco Ricci, Giovan Battista Tiepolo, Anton Maria Zanetti, Carlo Lasinio).
ISBN 9791254630853. Marsilio Arte. hb. 224 pages. 150 colour ills. 27.9 x 24.1 cm.
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Compiling nearly 100 caricature drawings, engravings, etchings, watercolours and printed books from Milan, Bologna and Venice, this title documents the “Northern Italian” caricature tradition, tracing its evolution. Established by Leonardo, this regional style of caricature was further developed by his followers, became intertwined with the naturalism of the Carracci and then experienced a triumphant resurgence among the Venetian painters of the first half of the 18th century.A disquieting triptych by Francis Bacon closes the catalogue, illuminating the thematic thrust of the book: the disfiguration of physical features as an investigation of the human psyche.Established by Leonardo, this regional style of caricature was further developed by his followers (Giovanni Agostino da Lodi, Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo, Ambrogio Figino, Giuseppe Arcimboldi), became intertwined with the naturalism of the Carracci (Annibale and Agostino) and then experienced a triumphant resurgence among the Venetian painters of the first half of the 18th century (Marco Ricci, Giovan Battista Tiepolo, Anton Maria Zanetti, Carlo Lasinio).
ISBN 9791254630853. Marsilio Arte. hb. 224 pages. 150 colour ills. 27.9 x 24.1 cm.
available