Music in the Art of Renaissance Italy, 1420-1540

by Serenella Sessini, Tim Shephard, Sanna Raninen

Visual representations of music were ubiquitous in Renaissance Italy. Church interiors were enlivened by altarpieces representing biblical and heavenly musicians, placed in conjunction with the ritual song of the liturgy. The interior spaces of palaces and private houses, in which musical recreations were routine, were adorned with paintings depicting musical characters and myths of the ancient world, and with scenes of contemporary festivity in which...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 191255402X
• ISBN13: 9781912554027
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Harvey Miller
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 4.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.0" x 11.3"