Global Interests: Renaissance Art Between East and West

Global Interests: Renaissance Art Between East and West

Lisa Jardine, Jerry Brotton, «Global Interests: Renaissance Art Between East and West»
Reaktion Books | ISBN: 1861891660 | 2005-04-01 | PDF | 224 pages | 5.03 MB

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Looking outward for confirmation of who they were and what defined them as "civilized," Europeans encountered the returning gaze of what we now call the East, in particular the attention of the powerful Ottoman Empire. Global Interests explores the historical interactions that arose from these encounters as it considers three less-examined art objects — portrait medals, tapestries, and equestrian art —from a fresh and stimulating perspective. As portable artifacts, these objects are particularly potent tools for exploring the cultural currents flowing between the Orient and Occident.
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