The artist who painted the initials in this #Renaissance Italian manuscript (@subugoe Cod. MS philol. 116) painted this A upside down so that it now looks like a V. An A was added in the margin as a correction. Did the artist work upside-down, and if so, why?
Pre-modern books are great records of human error and therefore of historic working practices.
"an impressive achievement, covers a wide range..strongly recommended."- Paul Joannides, Cambridge U
"...beautifully shot, illuminating on the painter’s relationships w/ contemporary artists, his studio & on his relations with clients." - Jane Stevenson, SRF, U of Oxford
Another excellent review of RAPHAEL: A PORTRAIT: “Sheds essential light on one of history’s greatest artists. Meticulously researched while there’s much to enjoy for even the dilettante..a thing of splendour"
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Today in Writing History May 22, 1967: Writer and activist Langston Hughes died. Hughes was a leader of the Harlem Renaissance and one of the early pioneers of Jazz Poetry. During the Civil Rights Movement, from 1942-1962, he wrote a weekly column for the black-owned Chicago Defender. His poetry and fiction depicted the lives and struggles of working-class African Americans. Much of his writing dealt with racism and black pride. Like many black artists and intellectuals of his era, he was attracted to communism as an alternative to the racism and segregation of America. He travelled to the Soviet Union and many of his poems were published in the CPUSA newspaper. He also participated in the movement to free the Scottsboro Boys and supported the Republican cause in Spain. He opposed the U.S. entering World War II and he signed a statement in support of Stalin’s purges.
Seeing Dante’s Commedia in Print from the Renaissance to Today
"An intensely envisioned journey through the three realms of the Christian afterlife (Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise), Dante’s poem, written in the early 1300s, was the subject of vivid illustrations from its earliest circulation and, when book making transitioned into the new medium of print in the late 1400s, Dante’s poem became the source of inspiration for new visual traditions."
"Despite their seemingly factual nature, Renaissance maps are considered significant art objects. How can we best read them to understand more about this period?"
"Despite their seemingly factual nature, Renaissance maps are considered significant art objects. How can we best read them to understand more about this period?"
My Little Sweet Darling
An anonymous Tudor lullaby (sometimes attributed to William Byrd.)
The song is found in multiple sources, and may originally have been sung in “A tragedy called Oedipus,” an Elizabethan translation of a Latin play by Seneca.
Inside the world of hidden #Renaissance portraits: ‘It’s very playful’
A new exhibition at #theMet looks at the practice of hiding portraits 🖼 attached to other portraits and the many reasons artists 👩🎨 chose to be secretive with their work
Detail from a fresco for the month of March, c1470, by Francesco del Cossa in the Palazzo Schifanoia (Ferrara), showing a company of women weaving & sewing.
Raphael's Loggia in the Apostolic Palace 🏛️ Vatican. The decorations epitomize the spirit of the Italian Renaissance in its synthesis of Christian & classical themes.
🎥 Beloved by popes and princes, leader of an extensive workshop, famous architect, caretaker of Roman antiquities, close friend of many of the leading literary & cultural figures of the day and much more besides, RAPHAEL: A PORTRAIT tells his story.
The Renaissance: An Enthralling Guide to a Period of Rebirth in Arts, Science and Culture
This comprehensive guide digs into some of the most famous figures of the period and includes some who might not be as well known. This exciting ride through history gives you an introductory look at one of the most fascinating periods in history, injecting new life into a topic that has been written about countless times before.