- Gebundene Ausgabe: 288 Seiten
- Verlag: William Morrow (26. November 2002)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0380977877
- ISBN-13: 978-0380977871
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,5 x 16,2 x 2,6 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 704.215 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Walker, a prolific young adult and adult author, became fascianted with Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446), and now offers his unique take on this world-altering genius and the engineering marvel that made him all but immortal, the dome of Florence's cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore. Walker's main premise is that Brunelleschi was goaded to greatness by a long-standing feud with Lorenzo Ghiberti, who won the first of several competitions the two Florentine artists entered, that for the bronze baptistery "Paradise Doors." Walker also posits a more intimate relationship between Brunelleschi and his protege, Donatello, than is usually presumed. As intriguing as these speculations about a possible love affair and the politically complex, ill-willed, yet artistically fruitful rivalry between Filippo and Lorenzo are, they actually pale beside Walker's ardent explication of Brunelleschi's towering achievements: "the single most important artistic breakthrough of the Renaissance: the rediscovery of linear perspective," and his cosmological vision of art and architecture "as a means to define man's place in the universe and his relationship with God." Donna Seaman
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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The author of 20 books on subjects ranging from the Italian Renaissance to the American West, Walker here pairs off proto-architect Filippo Brunelleschi and doormaker Lorenzo Ghiberti in an often engaging version of Quattrocento Smackdown. Pitting the two masters against each other in the competition for the sculpted bronze doors of the baptistery, Walker re-creates the intrigues of 15th-century Florence as the young, possibly illegitimate Ghiberti walks away with the lucrative commission and creates one of the Western world's great pieces of art. Spurred by his loss to Ghiberti, Brunelleschi goes on to greater fame and even greater fortune as the architect of the dome for Florence's cathedral (and rediscovers linear perspective in his spare time). Though Brunelleschi and Ghiberti share billing in the title, Walker is clearly more enamored of the former, and the bulk of the story is his. Using an estimable cache of documentary materials and a supporting cast that includes the sculptor Donatello and the painter Masaccio, Walker makes a fine circumstantial case for an artistic feud. Whether such a "feud" really existed will never be known. Recommended for public libraries and young adult collections.
Martin R. Kalfatovic, Smithsonian Inst. Libs., Washington, DC
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Martin R. Kalfatovic, Smithsonian Inst. Libs., Washington, DC
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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When Art Really Mattered
28. April 2004
Format:Taschenbuch
This is a thoroughly engaging account of a key period in world cultural history. While most Americans tend to think of the Renaissance in terms of Leonardo and Michelangelo, Walker clearly demonstrates that the real breakthrough came in the early 1400s with the work of Brunelleschi, Ghiberti, Donatello, and Masaccio. Using primary source documents, Renaissance era accounts, and current research into the social, political, and economic history of Florence, he brings these characters to life and paints a fascinating portrait of a city striving for greatness. The dedication of the Florentines to public art is an inspiring story in itself and made me think about how visual art has become an afterthought in our modern world.
The comment by one reader on this page about portraying Ghiberti as a "well-connected hack," doesn't make sense to me, because Walker obviously admires Ghiberti enormously and gives his career and his work almost as much attention as Brunelleschi's. In fact, that was one of my favorite aspects of the book. I knew a little about Brunelleschi before I read it, but I didn't know much about Ghiberti, and I found him fascinating in his own right. Walker's main point is that it was the two of them - Brunelleschi and Ghiberti - who drove the Renaissance in early Quattrocento Florence. Each of them made the other greater than he would have been without their competition.
I also enjoyed the author's speculations into what happened during periods that are not covered by the documents. He always identifies speculation as exactly that, and to me that's part of the fun in reading history - trying to fill in the gaps and imagine what really might have happened. I recommend this book to anyone who wants a better understanding of how the Renaissance began, or to anyone who wants to read about a time when art really mattered
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There are better books on this subject
2. August 2005
I cannot recommend this book for several reasons:
1. The premise of the book is specious. There is no true evidence that Brunelleschi and Ghiberti engaged in a "feud". While they certainly competed with each other for the same commissions on occasion, this was completely expected during that period, and ultimately each distinguished himself well as a master artist and craftsman. There is very little evidence that either character attempted to discredit or destroy the other.
2. Because there is little evidence of this feud, the author spends a lot of time using conjecture to argue an ultimately baseless point. Those pages are largely wasted reading.
3. The author's focus detracts from the incredible contribution each of these men made to the Renaissance. Sadly, it's hard to get a sense of that from this book. Brunelleschi may have been the greatest architect in the history of Western civilization. One gets no sense of that from this book. The brilliance of his achievements are largely glossed over. Much of the same can be said for the author's treatment of Ghiberti. It does a disservice to both.
If you have an interest in the dome at Santa Maria della Fiore and/or Ghiberti's doors at the Baptistry on the same site, please read 'Brunelleschi's Dome', by Ross King. It's a very well-researched book and gives the reader a far better view into these two great artists. That book is highly recommended. Sadly, I cannot recommend "The Feud That Sparked the Renaissance".
1. The premise of the book is specious. There is no true evidence that Brunelleschi and Ghiberti engaged in a "feud". While they certainly competed with each other for the same commissions on occasion, this was completely expected during that period, and ultimately each distinguished himself well as a master artist and craftsman. There is very little evidence that either character attempted to discredit or destroy the other.
2. Because there is little evidence of this feud, the author spends a lot of time using conjecture to argue an ultimately baseless point. Those pages are largely wasted reading.
3. The author's focus detracts from the incredible contribution each of these men made to the Renaissance. Sadly, it's hard to get a sense of that from this book. Brunelleschi may have been the greatest architect in the history of Western civilization. One gets no sense of that from this book. The brilliance of his achievements are largely glossed over. Much of the same can be said for the author's treatment of Ghiberti. It does a disservice to both.
If you have an interest in the dome at Santa Maria della Fiore and/or Ghiberti's doors at the Baptistry on the same site, please read 'Brunelleschi's Dome', by Ross King. It's a very well-researched book and gives the reader a far better view into these two great artists. That book is highly recommended. Sadly, I cannot recommend "The Feud That Sparked the Renaissance".
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Bringing Light to a Dark World
29. April 2004
Format:Taschenbuch
More than six months passed after my wife and I visited Florence before I discovered Paul Robert Walker's The Feud that Sparked the Renaissance. The book caught my attention and held it. Maybe because I had been to that historical center; equally likely it was because of the story he tells about the emergence of a three dimensional world and the creation of the magnificent dome of the Cathedral of Florence.
I had taken art history courses in college and I had some idea of the major movements in western civilization. Giotto loomed from the darkness; Michelangelo and Raphael and Leonardo basked in bright sunlight. I had only vague memories of Lorenzo Ghiberti and Filippo Brunelleschi, two artists who walked the streets of Florence early in the 15th century. Walker changed that for me. He drew such an exquisite picture of the times that I felt drawn into the community. I felt a part of the street scene. I felt the heat and the passion of the times. And I felt the competition between these two key figures that helped focus shafts of light on Florence.
They changed the world by what they saw. Ghiberti's doors are exquisite; Brunelleschi's dome is incomparable. What appeared to be an uncommon feat when I sat at a cafe table and admired the curve of the dome turned into an architectural and engineering marvel. Walker leads the reader through the political and cultural history of Florence, weaving tales of skirmish and battle that eventually bring us to the emergence of a new era. The story is not a simple one. Readers will have to work a bit to reach beyond the surface. But it is worthy of the effort. The author will not let you down. When you feel the need for additional explanation he provides it. And through it all he reminds us that the efforts of these key artists of the early Renaissance helped set the stage for the modern world.
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