Polychrome Art in the Early Modern World: 1200–1800 (Visual Culture in Early Modernity)

Polychrome Art in the Early Modern World: 1200–1800 (Visual Culture in Early Modernity)
by: Ilenia Colón Mendoza (Editor),Lisandra Estevez(Editor)
Publisher:Routledge
Edition:1st
Publication Date: 4 July 2024
Language:English
Print Length:192 pages
ISBN-10:0367436353
ISBN-13:9780367436353
Book Description
This book focuses on the techniques and materials of polychromy used in early modern Europe and the Americas from 1200 to 1800.Taking a trans-cultural approach, the book studies the production of polychrome sculptures, panels, and altarpieces, as well as colored terracotta. The book includes chapters on treatises and contracts that reveal specific use of pigments, distribution of workshops, collaborations between specialized artists, and artistic programs centered on the use of color as an agent.The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, art conservation, early modern history, sculpture, colonialism, material culture, and European studies.
About the Author
This book focuses on the techniques and materials of polychromy used in early modern Europe and the Americas from 1200 to 1800.Taking a trans-cultural approach, the book studies the production of polychrome sculptures, panels, and altarpieces, as well as colored terracotta. The book includes chapters on treatises and contracts that reveal specific use of pigments, distribution of workshops, collaborations between specialized artists, and artistic programs centered on the use of color as an agent.The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, art conservation, early modern history, sculpture, colonialism, material culture, and European studies.