The Tempest is Giorgione's most enigmatic painting. It is a depiction of Giorgione's own family, of the "family of man" tale from Boccaccio, or of the myth of Apollo's birth? In this remarkable study, Salvatore Settis uses the mystery of the painting to shed light on the relationship between artist, patron, work, and critic. The result is a brilliant piece of detective work in the history and sociology of culture that stresses the function of Giorgione's art for the emerging, classically educated connoisseur elite of sixteenth-century Venice.

Giorgione's Tempest: Interpreting the Hidden Subject

Arts & Photography

Settis, Salvatore

History & Criticism

University of Chicago Press

The Tempest is Giorgione's most enigmatic painting. It is a depiction of Giorgione's own family, of the "family of man" tale from Boccaccio, or of the myth of Apollo's birth? In this remarkable study, Salvatore Settis uses the mystery of the painting to shed light on the relationship between artist, patron, work, and critic. The result is a brilliant piece of detective work in the history and sociology of culture that stresses the function of Giorgione's art for the emerging, classically educated connoisseur elite of sixteenth-century Venice.

University Of Chicago Press/Polity Press

Product Description The Tempest by Giorgione is one of the most enigmatic paintings of the Renaissance. This remarkable work examines the hypotheses and arguments which have surrounded this painting over the centuries. From the sixteenth century to the present day, commentators have tried to fit the elements of The Tempest into a symbolic scheme. Some have seen it as the depiction of Giorgione's own family, or the 'family of man'; others have preferred a literary or mythological interpretation, such as a tale from Boccaccio or the birth of Apollo. All critics agree, however, that the painting eludes any immediate reading. Settis uses this mystery to shed light on the relationship between artist, patron, work and critic. He demonstrates the inadequacy of official interpretations of The Tempest and develops a new and highly original approach. The result is a brilliant piece of detective work in the history and sociology of culture. Review 'Rivetting. ... amazing ... Settis moulds his very deep knowledge into a fascinating narrative.' 'Brilliant - there is no other word to describe Settis's research' Art In Print From the Back Cover The Tempest by Giorgione is one of the most enigmatic paintings of the Renaissance. This remarkable work examines the hypotheses and arguments which have surrounded this painting over the centuries. From the sixteenth century to the present day, commentators have tried to fit the elements of The Tempest into a symbolic scheme. Some have seen it as the depiction of Giorgione's own family, or the 'family of man'; others have preferred a literary or mythological interpretation, such as a tale from Boccaccio or the birth of Apollo. All critics agree, however, that the painting eludes any immediate reading. Settis uses this mystery to shed light on the relationship between artist, patron, work and critic. He demonstrates the inadequacy of official interpretations of The Tempest and develops a new and highly original approach. The result is a brilliant piece of detective work in the history and sociology of culture.

Giorgione's 'Tempest'

Polity

The Future of the Classical

Every era has invented a different idea of the 'classical' tocreate its own identity. Thus the 'classical' does not concern onlythe past: it is also concerned with the present and a vision of thefuture. In this elegant new book, Salvatore Settis traces the ways in whichwe have related to our 'classical' past, starting with post-modernAmerican skyscrapers and working his way back through our culturalhistory to the attitudes of the Greeks and Romans themselves.Settis argues that this obsession with cultural decay, ruins and a'classical' past is specifically European and the product of acollective cultural trauma following the collapse of the RomanEmpire. This situation differed from that of the Aztec and Incaempires whose collapse was more sudden and more complete, and fromthe Chinese Empire which always enjoyed a high degree ofcontinuity. He demonstrates how the idea of the 'classical' haschanged over the centuries through an unrelenting decay of'classicism' and its equally unrelenting rebirth in an alteredform. In the Modern Era this emulation of the 'ancients' by the 'moderns'was accompanied by new trends: the increasing belief that theformer had now been surpassed by the latter, and an increasingpreference for the Greek over the Roman. These conflictinginterpretations were as much about the future as they were aboutthe past. No civilization can invent itself if it does not haveother societies in other times and other places to act asbenchmarks. Settis argues that we will be better equipped to mould newgenerations for the future once we understand that the 'classical'is not a dead culture we inherited and for which we can take nocredit, but something startling that has to be re-created every dayand is a powerful spur to understanding the 'other'.

Cameron, Allan

Literature & Fiction

In this elegant book, Salvatore Settis traces the ways in which we have related to the 'classical' past. He argues that we will be better equipped for the future once we understand that the 'classical' is not a dead culture, but something startling that has to be re-created every day.

What is Venice worth? To whom does this urban treasure belong? This eloquent book by the internationally renowned art historian Salvatore Settis urgently poses these questions, igniting a new debate about the Pearl of the Adriatic and cultural patrimony at large. Venetians are increasingly abandoning their hometown — there’s now only one resident for every 140 visitors — and Venice’s fragile fate has become emblematic of the future of historic cities everywhere as it capitulates to tourists and those who profit from them. In If Venice Dies, a fiery blend of history and cultural analysis, Settis argues that “hit-and-run” visitors are turning landmark urban settings into shopping malls and theme parks. He warns that Western civilization’s prime achievements face impending ruin from mass tourism and global cultural homogenization. This is a passionate plea to secure Venice’s future, written with consummate authority, wide-ranging erudition and élan.

If Venice Dies

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

House of Anansi Pr

"Anyone interested in learning what is really going on in Venice should read this book.”Donna Leon, author of My Venice and Other Essays and Death at La Fenice
What is Venice worth? To whom does this urban treasure belong? This eloquent book by internationally renowned art historian Salvatore Settis urgently poses these questions, igniting a new debate about the Queen of the Adriatic and cultural patrimony at large. Venetians are increasingly abandoning their hometownthere's now only one resident for every 140 visitorsand Venice's fragile fate has become emblematic of the future of historic cities everywhere as it capitulates to tourists and those who profit from them. In If Venice Dies, a fiery blend of history and cultural analysis, Settis argues that "hit-and-run" visitors are turning landmark urban settings into shopping malls and theme parks. This is a passionate plea to secure the soul of Venice, written with consummate authority, wide-ranging erudition and élan.
Salvatore Settis is an archaeologist and art historian and former director of the Getty Research Institute of Los Angeles and the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa. He is chairman of the Louvre Museum's Scientific Council., Settis, often considered the conscience of Italy for his role in spotlighting its neglect of national heritage, is the author of several books on art history.

History

Europe

New Vessel Press

Si Venecia muere

TURNER PUBLICACIONES S.L.

Futuro Del Classico

Torino, Einaudi

Indignarsi non basta. Contro l'indifferenza che uccide la democrazia, contro la tirannia antipolitica dei mercati dobbiamo rilanciare l'etica della cittadinanza. Puntare su mete necessarie: giustizia sociale, tutela dell'ambiente, priorità del bene comune sul profitto del singolo. Far leva sui beni comuni come garanzia delle libertà pubbliche e dei diritti civili. Recuperare spirito comunitario, sapere che non vi sono diritti senza doveri, pensare anche in nome delle generazioni future. Ambiente, patrimonio culturale, salute, ricerca, educazione incarnano valori di cui la Costituzione è il manifesto: libertà, eguaglianza, diritto al lavoro. La comunità dei cittadini è fonte delle leggi e titolare dei diritti. Deve riguadagnare sovranità cercando nei movimenti civici il meccanismo-base della democrazia, il serbatoio delle idee per una nuova agenda della politica. Dare nuova legittimazione alla democrazia rappresentativa facendo esplodere le contraddizioni fra i diritti costituzionali e le pratiche di governo che li calpestano in obbedienza ai mercati. Ricreare la cultura che muove le norme, ripristina la legalità, progetta il futuro. Serve oggi una nuova consapevolezza, una nuova responsabilità. Una forte azione popolare in difesa del bene comune.

Azione popolare. Cittadini per il bene comune

Einaudi

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Giorgione's Tempest: Interpreting the Hidden Subject

Giorgione's Tempest: Interpreting the Hidden Subject

Giorgione's 'Tempest'

The Future of the Classical

The Future of the Classical

If Venice Dies

If Venice Dies

Si Venecia muere

Futuro Del Classico

Azione popolare. Cittadini per il bene comune