The Routledge Companion to Global Renaissance Art

This companion examines the global Renaissance through object-based case studies of artistic production from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe in the early modern period. It takes an art historical approach and focuses on cross-cultural dialogue and adaptation, de-emphasizing the traditional focus on Europe. Chapters outline new questions and agendas, pushing beyond familiar material. The book is a valuable resource for researchers and students in art history, visual culture, material culture, and Renaissance studies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 718 pages
Publication date: 22 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive companion delves into the global Renaissance by examining artistic production from various regions across Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe during the early modern period. A diverse group of contributors adopts an art historical approach, focusing on close analysis of form, meaning, and function while also emphasizing cross-cultural dialogue and adaptation. By shifting the traditional emphasis on Europe, this book serves as a critical guide to the literature and the state of the field. Each chapter presents new questions and agendas, pushing beyond familiar material. Key themes include workshops, artist migrations, the exchange of objects, technologies, diplomatic gifts, imperial ideologies, ethnicity and indigeneity, sacred spaces, and image cults. Additionally, the book engages with the open questions of the Renaissance and its global implications.

This resource will be invaluable for researchers and students alike, as well as scholars engaged in art history, visual culture, material culture, and Renaissance studies. The Open Access version of this book, accessible at www.taylorfrancis.com, is made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license, allowing for widespread dissemination and reuse.

Weight: 1510g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032261584