The cults of Raphael and Michelangelo : artistic sainthood and memorials as a second life / Tamara Smithers.

Author/creator Smithers, Tamara author.
Format Electronic
PublicationNew York : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
Description1 online resource (xvii, 298 pages) : illustrations.
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Subjects

SeriesVisual culture in early modernity
Visual culture in early modernity. ^A783100
Contents From making one's mark to artistic apotheosis -- Antecedents : early modern artist tombs before Raphael -- Raphael as Artifex divinus : entombment & disciples -- Michelangelo's Scrittura from beginning to end -- Sixteenth-century self-made memorials -- Mourning Michelangelo -- Brotherhood & burial -- The longue durée.
Abstract "This study explores the phenomenon of the cults of Raphael and Michelangelo in relation to their death, burial, and posthumous fame-or second life-from their own times through the nineteenth century. These two artists inspired fervent followings like no other artists before them. The affective response of those touched by the potency of the physical presence of their artworks, personal effects, and remains-or even touched by the power of their creative legacy-opened up new avenues for artistic fame, divination, and commemoration. Within this cultural framework, this study charts the elevation of the status of dozens of other artists in Italy through funerals and tomb memorialization, many of which were held and made in response to that of Raphael and Michelangelo. By bringing together disparate sources and engaging material as well as a variety of types of artworks and objects, this book will be of great interest to anyone who studies early modern Italy, art history, cultural history, and Italian studies"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Smithers, Tamara. Cults of Eaphael and Michelangelo New York : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2023 9780367254759
LCCN 2022009558
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