Nichols, T. (2021) Giorgione's Ambiguity. Series: Renaissance Lives. Reaktion Books: London. ISBN 9781789142976
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Abstract
50,000 word monograph on the Venetian painter Giorgione (ca. 1478-1510). Commissioned book for Reaktion Books, London. The Venetian painter known as Giorgione or ‘big George’ died at a young age in the dreadful plague of 1510, possibly having painted fewer than 25 works. But many of these are among the most mysterious and alluring in the history of art. Paintings such as the Three Philosophers and The Tempest remain compellingly elusive, seeming to deny the viewer the possibility of interpreting their meaning. Tom Nichols argues that this visual elusiveness was essential to Giorgione’s sensual approach, and that ambiguity is their defining quality. Through detailed discussions of all Giorgione’s works, Nichols shows that by abandoning the more intellectual tendencies of much Renaissance art, Giorgione made the world and its meanings appear always more inscrutable.
Item Type: | Books |
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Status: | Published |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Nichols, Dr Tom |
Authors: | Nichols, T. |
Subjects: | N Fine Arts > ND Painting |
College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Culture and Creative Arts > History of Art |
Publisher: | Reaktion Books |
ISBN: | 9781789142976 |
Published Online: | 12 October 2020 |
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