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- catalog abstract ""The figure of the putto (often portrayed as a mischievous baby) made frequent appearances in the art and literature of Renaissance Italy. Commonly called spiritelli, or sprites, putti embodied a minor species of demon, in their nature neither good nor bad. They included natural spirits, animal spirits, and the spirits of sight and sound, as well as hobgoblin fantasies, bogeys, and the spirits contained in wine. Among the sensations ascribed to spiritelli were feelings of love, erotic arousal, and startling frights." "After discussing the many manifestations of the putto-spiritello in fifteenth-century Italian art and literature, Charles Dempsey offers parallel interpretations of two works: Botticelli's Mars and Venus, a painting in which infant Satyr-putti appear as the panic-inducing spirits of the nightmare, and Politian's Stanze, a poem in which masked cupids appear to the hero in a deceiving dream. He concludes with an examination of the function of such masks in the poetry and public masquerades sponsored by Lorenzo de'Medici and in Michelangelo's scheme for the decoration of the Medici Chapel." "Throughout, Dempsey advances a larger argument about the nature of Italian Renaissance art. Rather than simply reviving classical forms, he says, the art accommodated and fused them within local, vernacular, and modern Italian traditions, both literary and pictorial."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12225828.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""After discussing the many manifestations of the putto-spiritello in fifteenth-century Italian art and literature, Charles Dempsey offers parallel interpretations of two works: Botticelli's Mars and Venus, a painting in which infant Satyr-putti appear as the panic-inducing spirits of the nightmare, and Politian's Stanze, a poem in which masked cupids appear to the hero in a deceiving dream. He concludes with an examination of the function of such masks in the poetry and public masquerades sponsored by Lorenzo de'Medici and in Michelangelo's scheme for the decoration of the Medici Chapel."".
- catalog description ""The figure of the putto (often portrayed as a mischievous baby) made frequent appearances in the art and literature of Renaissance Italy. Commonly called spiritelli, or sprites, putti embodied a minor species of demon, in their nature neither good nor bad. They included natural spirits, animal spirits, and the spirits of sight and sound, as well as hobgoblin fantasies, bogeys, and the spirits contained in wine. Among the sensations ascribed to spiritelli were feelings of love, erotic arousal, and startling frights."".
- catalog description ""Throughout, Dempsey advances a larger argument about the nature of Italian Renaissance art. Rather than simply reviving classical forms, he says, the art accommodated and fused them within local, vernacular, and modern Italian traditions, both literary and pictorial."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Donatello and the invention of the Putto -- Spiritelli d'Amore: idle fancies and childish follies -- Spirits of the nightmare: Botticelli's Mars and Venus as a problem in grammatical interpretation -- Politician's Stanze per la Giostra di Giuliano de'Medici: Julio's false dream -- The end of the masquerade.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 277 p., [7] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0807826162 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Bettie Allison Rand lectures in art history".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chapel Hill, NC : University of North Carolina Press,".
- catalog spatial "Italy".
- catalog spatial "Italy.".
- catalog subject "709/.45/09024 21".
- catalog subject "Angels in art.".
- catalog subject "Arts, Italian Themes, motives.".
- catalog subject "Arts, Italian.".
- catalog subject "Arts, Renaissance Italy Themes, motives.".
- catalog subject "Arts, Renaissance Italy.".
- catalog subject "Cupid (Roman deity) Art.".
- catalog subject "NX552.A1 D455 2001".
- catalog subject "Popular culture Italy Influence.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Donatello and the invention of the Putto -- Spiritelli d'Amore: idle fancies and childish follies -- Spirits of the nightmare: Botticelli's Mars and Venus as a problem in grammatical interpretation -- Politician's Stanze per la Giostra di Giuliano de'Medici: Julio's false dream -- The end of the masquerade.".
- catalog title "Inventing the Renaissance putto / Charles Dempsey.".
- catalog type "text".