The Quattro cento : and, Stones of Rimini
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The Quattro cento : and, Stones of Rimini
Pennsylvania State University Press, c2002
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Quattro cento ; and, Stones of Rimini
Quattrocento
Stones of Rimini
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This new edition presents the original texts of 1932 and 1934
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Adrian Stokes (1902-1972) was a British painter and author whose writings on art have been allowed to go out of print despite their impact on modernism and ongoing acclaim. Tow of his most influential books, "The Quattro Cento" (1932) and "Stones of Rimini" (1934), are bought together in this volume, which includes all their original illustrations. The forward and introduction place Stokes's works in the context of early 20th-century culture and discuss their structure and relevance to today's experience of art and architecture. The books reproduced here mark a crossroads in the transition from late Victorian to modernist conceptions of art, especially sculpture and architecture. Stokes continued, even extended, John Ruskin's and Walter Peter's belief that art is essential to the individual's proper psychological development, but wove their new teaching into a new aesthetic shaped by his analysis with Melanie Klein and recent innovations in literature, dance and the visual arts.
Table of Contents
- "The Quattro Cento" - a different conception of the Italian Renaissance, David Carrier. Part 1 The Italian Scene: Introductory Notes to Florence and Verona. Part 2 Florence and Verona. Part 3 Outline of "The Quattro Cento" - An Appendix to Florence and Verona. "The Stones of Rimini" - Introduction, Stephen Kite. Part 1 Stone and Water. Part 2 Stone and Clay
- Part 3 Stone, Water and Stars.
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