Mannerism, Spirituality And Cognition: The Art Of Enargeia (visual Culture In Early Modernity)

This book employs a new approach to the art of sixteenth-century Europe by incorporating rhetoric and theory to enable a reinterpretation of elements of Mannerism as being grounded in sixteenth-century spirituality. Lynette M. F. Bosch examines the conceptual vocabulary found in sixteenth-century treatises on art from Giorgio Vasari to Federico Zuccari, which analyses how language and spirituality complement the visual styles of Mannerism. By exploring the way in which writers from Leone Ebreo to Gabriele Paleotti describe the interaction between art and spirituality, Bosch establishes a religious base for the language of art in sixteenth-century Europe. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, Renaissance studies, religious studies, and religious history. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents List of figures Acknowledgments Prologue: mannerism (a personal history) Introduction: approaching mannerism Notes 1. From the ars nova to the maniera moderna Notes 2. From lifelike to living: enargeia and the maniera moderna Notes 3. Enargeia, spirituality, and maniera: From St. Paul to Vasari Notes 4. From Leone Ebreo to Federico Zuccari: God’s plan for art God as artist God revealing through disegno correct artistry to artists so that art can serve salvation Beauty and grace Models for making good art Style and emotion Art and divine apparitions Vividity, grace, and beauty Conclusion Notes 5. Maniera: a history The seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries The twentieth century Neurotheology Notes Conclusion: mannerism, mysticism, and cognition Notes Selected Bibliography Index "This book employs a new approach to the art of sixteenth-century Europe by incorporating rhetoric and theory to enable a reinterpretation of the origin of Mannerism as being grounded in sixteenth-century spirituality. Lynette Bosch examines the conceptual vocabulary found in sixteenth-century treatises on art from Giorgio Vasari to Federico Zuccari, which analyzes how language and spirituality complement the visual styles of Mannerism. By exploring the way in which writers from Leone Ebreo to Gabriele Paleotti describe the interaction between art and spirituality, Bosch establishes a religious base for the language of art in sixteenth-century Europe. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, Renaissance studies, religious studies, and religious history"-- Provided by publisher A Study Of The Conceptual Vocabulary Found In Sixteenth-century Treatises On Art From Giorgio Vasari To Federico Zuccaro, This Book Analyzes How Language And Spirituality Complement The Visual Styles Of Mannerism. By Reading The Way In Which Writers - For Example, Lomazzo, Armenini, And Leoni - Describe Artistic Styles As They Discuss The Relationship Between Art And Spirituality, The Author Establishes A Religious Base For The Language Of Art In Sixteenth-century Europe, And Identifies A Spiritual Mission In Which Artists And Theorists Participated. The Book Focuses On Italian And Spanish Art From Pontormo To Jusepe Ribera, And Includes Consideration Of French Mannerism, Through To Jacques Bellange.