Titian, colonna and the renaissance science of procreation: equicola's seasons of desire
Auteur :
Colantuono, Anthony
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780754669623
Date de publication :
1 sept. 2010
Dimensions :
24,6 x 17,4 cm
Poids :
1024 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Demonstrates that Bellini's and Titian's famous series of mytho-poetical paintings for the camerino of Duke Alfonso d'Este of Ferrara, and Francesco Colonna's "Hypnerotomachia Poliphili" - were conceived as mnemonic or pedagogical devices aimed at educating the reader in the medical science of reproductive physiology.