Nature and the Arts in Early Modern Naples

Published by De Gruyter 2020

Nature and the Arts in Early Modern Naples

Edited by: Frank Fehrenbach and Joris van Gastel

Volume 7 in the series Naturbilder / Images of Nature

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110720488

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About this book

The literary, artistic, and scientific culture of early modern Naples is closely linked to the natural topography of the city, stretching from Iacopo Sannazaro’s poetic evocation of the Campania landscape to Giambattista Vico’s approach in which he anchors human civilization to the existential confrontation with natural forces.

With the open sea, the rocky coastline, and the menacing presence of Vesuvius, the image of Naples, more than any other city in early modern times, is associated in the collective imagination with the forces of nature. Even the populace was interpreted as a force of nature.

In this volume, art, literature, and science historians investigate the convergence of culture and nature in a unique geographic context.

Art and nature in early modern Naples
Contributions on urban design, architecture, topography, and material
The history of science and art

Author / Editor information

Frank Fehrenbach, Hamburg University

Joris van Gastel, University of Zurich

Reviews

„The volume, essentially the proceedings of a 2015 conference, goes beyond the now-common interest in social networks, adding a further layer to the study of art's (and science's) interest in nature: the specific, local natural environment of Naples itself is at the centre of almost all the essays.“ (Prof. Dr. Itay Sapir in Kunstchronik, 09/10.2021)

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Content Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Introduction Frank Fehrenbach and Joris van Gastel Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
“Maestra natura” La rappresentazione della natura nell’Arcadia di Sannazaro Carlo Vecce Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Virgile, source artistique et scientifique ‘locale’ dans la Naples aragonaise Joana Barreto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
The Monte Nuovo Episode and the Changing Balance between Nature and Heritage in Sixteenth-Century Descriptions of Naples Harald Hendrix Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
“Das unendliche Leben dieser unvergleichlichen Stadt” Arte e natura nelle piante e vedute di Napoli Christof Thoenes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
Natura e arte nel diario di un viaggio a Napoli di Monsignor Giovan Battista Confalonieri (1616) Sabina de Cavi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
Silver’s Eye Naples, Excess, and Spanish Colonialism Helen Hills Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
Bronzegüsse und Lavaströme Ein ‚vulkanischer‘ Impuls für das Skulpturenprogramm der Tesorokapelle? Damian Dombrowski Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Funny Games & Fatal Attractions Funny Games & Fatal Attractions Sergius Kodera Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
Frame, Content, and Surface in Neapolitan Revetment J. Nicholas Napoli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
„…a qua vivimus“ Bemerkungen zu einigen Brunnen des 17. Jahrhunderts Frank Fehrenbach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
Color Plates Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
A Porous Baroque Nature and Art at Palazzo Donn’Anna and Beyond Joris van Gastel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
Possible Ecologies of Vesuvian Nature and Art Sean Cocco Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Conoscenza scientifica e pratica artistica La presenza dell’arte nelle collezioni scientifiche e l’interesse degli artisti per la scienza Maria Toscano Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
Image Credits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics (art history, cultural studies, literary studies, history of science)
Pages
- Front matter: 15
- Main content: 270
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 91
- Coloured Illustrations: 15
Keywords: Nature; arts; architecture; Neapel.

eBook

Published: September 21, 2020
ISBN: 9783110720488

Hardcover

Published: September 21, 2020
ISBN: 9783110599220