Lomazzo’s Aesthetic Principles Reflected in the Art of his Time: \_\_With a Foreword by Paolo Roberto Ciardi, an Introduction by Jean Julia Chai, and an Afterword by Alexander Marr\_\_

Foreword by Roberto Paolo Ciardi. Introduction by Jean Julia Chai. Afterword by Alexander Marr. 'Lomazzo's Aesthetic Principles Reflected in the Art of his Time' explores the work of the Milanese artist-theorist Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo (1538–92) and his influence on the circle of the Accademia della Val di Blenio and beyond. Following reflections on Lomazzo's 'fortuna critica', the accompanying essays examine his admiration of Gaudenzio Ferrari; Lomazzo’s painted 'oeuvre'; his influence on printmaking with Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla; on drawing and painting with Aurelio Luini; on the decorative arts and the embroideress Caterina Cantoni; his pupils Giovanni Ambrogio Figino and Girolamo Ciocca; grotesque sculpture outside Milan; and Lomazzo in England with Richard Haydocke’s translation of the 'Trattato'. In doing so, this book takes an innovative approach — one which aims to bridge the scholarship, hitherto disjoined, between Lomazzo the artist and Lomazzo the theorist — while expanding our knowledge of a protagonist of Renaissance and early modern art theory. Preface / Lucia Tantardini vii Foreword: Lomazzo’s Temple / Roberto Paolo Ciardi ix Acknowledgements xv List of Figures and Maps xvi List of Abbreviations xxi Notes on Contributors xxiii Notes xxvi Chronology of Lomazzo’s Life and Career / Rebecca Norris xxvii Introduction: Lomazzo Studies: Getting the Whole Picture / Jean Julia Chai 1 1. 'Oh blessed, excellent mind and hands!': Lomazzo’s Admiration for Gaudenzio Ferrari / Rossana Sacchi 18 2. New Light on Lomazzo’s Artistic Career / Mauro Pavesi 40 3. Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla: Poet, Painter, Draughtsman, and Printmaker between Milan and Rome / Alessia Alberti 63 4. Lomazzo vs. Luini: Comparative Aesthetics / Lucia Tantardini 90 5. 'De la gran Cantona i chiari honori': Caterina Cantoni, Lomazzo, and the Accademia della Val di Blenio / Silvia Mausoli 109 6. Lomazzo’s Two Pupils: 'first is Figino, and then Ciocca' / Federico Cavalieri and Mauro Pavesi 131 7. Lomazzo’s Influence on Decorative Patterns in Sculptural Workshops Before and After 1600 / Paolo Sanvito 152 Afterword: Lomazzo’s Shadow / Alexander Marr 171 Appendices 177 Bibliography 187 Index of Proper Nouns 211 Index of Places 219 Lomazzo's Aesthetic Principles Reflected in the Art of his Time explores the work of the Milanese artist-theorist Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo (1538–92) and his influence on the circle of the Accademia della Val di Blenio and beyond. Following reflections on Lomazzo's fortuna critica, the accompanying essays examine his admiration of Gaudenzio Ferrari; Lomazzo's painted oeuvre; his influence on printmaking with Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla; on drawing and painting with Aurelio Luini; on the decorative arts and the embroideress Caterina Cantoni; his pupils Giovanni Ambrogio Figino and Girolamo Ciocca; grotesque sculpture outside Milan; and Lomazzo in England with Richard Haydocke's translation of the Trattato. In doing so, this book takes an innovative approach—one which aims to bridge the scholarship, hitherto disjoined, between Lomazzo the artist and Lomazzo the theorist—while expanding our knowledge of a protagonist of Renaissance and early modern art theory. Contributors: Alessia Alberti, Federico Cavalieri, Jean Julia Chai, Roberto Paolo Ciardi, Alexander Marr, Silvia Mausoli, Mauro Pavesi, Rossana Sacchi, Paolo Sanvito, and Lucia Tantardini. "This volume explores the influence that Lomazzo exerted on his contemporaries. It opens with two critical essays on Lomazzo's fortuna critica (Foreword and Introduction). The following contributions focus on 1) Lomazzo's reflection on Gaudenzio Ferrari; 2) Lomazzo's paintings; 3) Lomazzo's influence on printmaking with Ambrogio Brambilla; 4) on painting and drawing with Aurelio Luini; 5) on embroidery with Caterina Cantoni; 6) on his pupils Ambrogio Figino and Girolamo Ciocca; and finally, 7) on sculpture. The first collection of essays on this subject, this volume bridges the scholarship, hitherto disjoined, on Lomazzo-theorist and Lomazzo-artist. It expands our understanding on a pillar of Renaissance art theory reuniting generations of scholars, from Ciardi, the father of Lomazzo's scholarship, to Chai, Marr, and others. Contributors include Alessia Alberti, Federico Cavalieri, Jean Julia Chai, Roberto Paolo Ciardi, Alexander Marr, Silvia Mausoli, Mauro Pavesi, Rossana Sacchi, Paolo Sanvito, and Lucia Tantardini"-- Provided by publisher