Engaging Symbols

By Adrian W. B. Randolph

Subjects: Italian Art, Intellectual life, 709/.45/5109024, Gender identity in art, Contributions in art patronage, Art, italian, N6921.f7 r32 2002, Art, italian--italy--florence--15th century

Description: "During the fifteenth century, Florence emerged as one of Europe's most important city-states. This book investigates the intersection of art, politics, and gender in the public sphere of Florence at this time. Adrian W. B. Randolph identifies a pivotal moment in the history of public art when Florentines visually encoded political and social relations within gendered categories. Randolph shows how "engaging" political symbols were grounded in a revolutionary way in amorous discourses that drew on metaphors of affection, desire, courtship, betrothal, marriage, homo- and hetero-eroticism, and procreation."--BOOK JACKET.