Item Number: 149624 Title: The sculpture of GIOVAN ANGELO MONTORSOLI and his circle : Myth and Faith in Renaissance Florence Author: Chong, Alan ; Lorenzo Principi (eds) Price: Not Available ISBN: 9780929710440 Description: Manchester: Currier Museum of Art, 2018. 30cm., hardcover, 192pp. with numerous color illus. Exhibition catalogue. Summary: Myth and Faith in Renaissance Florence examines the sculpture of Montorsoli, one of Michelangelo’s most gifted students. Organized around a recently discovered and significant Renaissance sculpture, John the Baptist, the exhibition explores the role of the ancient world in shaping the art of Montorsoli and of Renaissance Florence. This exhibition reveals new insights into the complex iconography of Florence’s patron saint. Contents: L. Principi, Montorsoli's Terracotta John the Baptist - The Influence of Michelangelo and Andrea del Sarto ; K. Sundstrom, The Baptist and Mars - Identify Shifts in Renaissance Florence ; A. Chong, Copies, Restorations, and Caricatures - Montorsoli at the Vatican ; S. Ramiro Ramirez, Montorsoli and the Hapsburg Court ; L. Principi / A. Chong, The Impact of Michelangelo's New Sacristy ; Catalogue - John the Baptist - Hapsburg Court - New Sacristy - Apollo Belvedere - Hercules - Laocoon - Benedetto da Maiano.
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