Art as Politics in Late Medieval and Renaissance Siena

Download or read book Art as Politics in Late Medieval and Renaissance Siena written by Timothy B. Smith and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clearly establishing uniquely Sienese artistic agendas and vocabulary, the essays collected here broaden our understanding of the intersection of art, politics and religion in Siena by revisiting its medieval origins and exploring its continuing role in the Renaissance. Engaging issues of the politicization of art in Sienese painting, sculpture, architecture and urban design, the volume challenges the still-prevalent myth of Siena's cultural and artistic conservatism after the mid-fourteenth century.