Julian Gardner is Emeritus Professor of the History of Art at the University of Warwick.
One of Julian Gardner’s most significant contributions to the study
of late medieval Italian art has been to move the focus of
discussion away from style and attribution to context and
patronage, and readers expecting such a treatment of Giotto will
not be disappointed… It examines the reciprocal relationship
between painter and patron, and how the ingenuity of the former
satisfied the intellectual, religious and social needs of the
latter… It represents a sort of summa, building on the author’s
research over some forty years, each word chosen carefully for
maximum impact, and each sentence concise yet pregnant with
meaning. The text is accompanied by an exceptionally rich scholarly
apparatus.
*Burlington Magazine*
The expertise of distinguished scholar Gardner reveals itself in
every page of this small volume… Gardner has numerous insights
about content, patronage, and historical background, and he is
especially sensitive to the artistic expression of Franciscan
values and concerns. His characterization of the absence of
minoritas, or Franciscan humility, in the paintings in Assisi and
Florence seems particularly apt. His essays lead readers to look at
the paintings anew—both the familiar images, such as the Bardi
Chapel frescoes, and the often-overlooked Assisi allegories.
*Choice*
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