{"product_id":"the-figino-or-on-the-ann-doyle-anderson-9780802035745","title":"The Figino, or on the Purpose of Painting: Art Theory in the Late Renaissance","description":"\u003cp\u003eOf the many treatises written in Italy during the Counter-Reformation, none is more illustrative of the intellectual fermentation of the period than Comanini's work on the purpose of painting, Il Figino overo del fine della Pittura (1591). Although the importance of Il Figino has long been recognized, the text has remained largely inaccessible to many scholars throughout the world. This first complete English translation will make the work available to those readers for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Il Figino, Comanini addresses all of the most hotly debated aesthetic issues of the time, drawing on an array of classical, medieval and Renaissance sources, including Plato, Aristotle, Horace, Mazzoni, Tasso and Paleotti. The editor and translator provide copious notes which clarify Comanini's aesthetic and theological references, as well as a lucid introduction that places the issues and debates in context. Comanini's impressive erudition makes his treatise an excellent barometer of the state of scholarship in the Counter-Reformation era. This translation is a long-overdue addition to the field of Renaissance studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ann Doyle-Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802035744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802035745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Ann Doyle-Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065132462335,"sku":"9780802035745","price":84.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2e1e2b27-0d2a-4bfd-a47e-ffeb8d7eb28e.jpg?v=1768673206","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-figino-or-on-the-ann-doyle-anderson-9780802035745","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}