Tapestry in the Renaissance : Art and Magnificence
by Campbell, Thomas P.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-03-01
Publisher(s): Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Summary
Tapestriesthe art form of kingswere a principal tool used by powerful Renaissance rulers to convey their wealth and might. From 1460 to 1560, courts and churches lavished vast sums on costly weavings in silk and gold thread from designs by leading artists. In this lavishly illustrated book, the first major survey of tapestry production of this period, contributors analyze some of these&beautiful tapestries, examine the stylistic and technical development of tapestry production in the Low Countries, France, and Italy during the Renaissance, and discuss the contribution that the medium made to art, liturgy, and propaganda of the day.
Table of Contents
| Director's Foreword | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Lenders to the Exhibition | |
| The Art and Magnificence of Renaissance Tapestries: Introduction | p. 3 |
| Tapestry Patronage in Northern Europe, 1380-1500 | p. 13 |
| Merchants and Weavers in Northern Europe, 1380-1480 | p. 29 |
| Artists and Cartoonists in Northern Europe, 1380-1480 | p. 41 |
| Catalogue numbers 1-6 | p. 50 |
| Patronage and Production in Italy, 1380-1510 | p. 85 |
| Catalogue numbers 7-11 | p. 102 |
| Netherlandish Production and the Rise of Brussels, 1480-1515 | p. 131 |
| Catalogue numbers 12-17 | p. 146 |
| The Acts of the Apostles Tapestries and Raphael's Cartoons | p. 187 |
| Catalogue numbers 18-25 | p. 204 |
| Designs for the Papacy by the Raphael Workshop, 1517-30 | p. 225 |
| Catalogue numbers 26-29 | p. 246 |
| Patronage and Production in Northern Europe, 1520-60 | p. 263 |
| Bernaert van Orley and the Revolution in Netherlandish Tapestry Design, 1515-41 | p. 287 |
| Catalogue numbers 30-40 | p. 304 |
| Italian Designs in Brussels, 1530-35 | p. 341 |
| Catalogue numbers 41-44 | p. 361 |
| Netherlandish Designers, 1530-60 | p. 379 |
| Catalogue numbers 45-54 | p. 406 |
| Tapestry Production in France, 1520-60 | p. 459 |
| Catalogue numbers 55, 56 | p. 470 |
| Tapestry Production in Italy, 1520-60 | p. 483 |
| Catalogue numbers 57-63 | p. 506 |
| Epilogue: The Netherlandish Tapestry Industry after 1560 | p. 531 |
| Bibliography | p. 537 |
| Index | p. 567 |
| Photograph Credits | p. 594 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
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