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The Form of Meaning / The Meaning of Form Vol. 1

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Irving Lavin's two-volume collection spans Late Antiquity to 20th-century art, covering Antiquity, Middle Ages, Renaissance, 16th-century, Baroque, and Modern Art. Notable works are on Late Antique...
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This work in two volumes brings together all of Irving Lavin's studies aside from those on Gian Lorenzo Bernini. They range from studies of the art and architecture of Late Antiquity to twentieth-century painting in New York. They are divided here by date, and include seven studies on the art of Antiquity and the Middle Ages, nine on the art of the Renaissance, eight on further topics in sixteenth-century art, seven on the Baroque, and six on Modern Art. There are three studies on the history of theatre and stage design, and twelve papers on the history of art in general, including obituaries of a number of influential art historians. Lavin's prize-winning study of Late Antique architecture and pioneering work on North African floor mosaics are included here. His interest in the Italian Renaissance appears in studies on the iconography of the myth of Cephalus and Procris, and the relationship between form and content in works by Donatello, Michelangelo, Pontormo, and Giovanni Bologna. The twentieth century is represented by essays on the printmaking of Picasso and the painting of Jackson Pollock.
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Price: £150.00
Pages: 350
Publisher: Pindar Press
Imprint: Pindar Press
Publication Date: 31 January 2026
ISBN: 9781899828401
Format: Hardcover
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ART / History / General, History of art

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Preface

I. Antiquity and the Early Middles Ages: Review of David Talbot Rice, ed., The Great Palace of the Byzantine Emperors

The House of the Lord, Aspects of the Role of Palace Triclinia in the Architecture of Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages

The Mosaic Pavements at Arsameia on the Nymphaios

The Hunting Mosaics of Antioch and Their Sources. A Study of Compositional Principles in the Development of Early Mediaeval Style

The Ceiling Frescoes in Trier and Illusionism in Constantinian Painting

An Ancient Statue of the Empress Helen Reidentified; Reason and Unreason at Olynthus

II. The Renaisssance: Cephalus and Procris. Transformations of an Ovidian Myth

Cephalus and Procris. Underground Transformations

The Sources of Donatello's Pulpits in San Lorenzo. Revival and Freedom of Choice in the Early Renaissance

The Sculptor's "Last Will and Testament"

Donatello's Bronze Pulpits in San Lorenzo and Early Christian Revival

David's Sling and Michelangelo's Bow: a Sign of Freedom; Pisanello and the Invention of the Renaissance Medal

The Problem of the Choir of Florence Cathedral

Santa Maria del Fiore: Image of the Pregnant Madonna

III. Sixteenth Century: An Observation on 'Medievalism' in Early Sixteenth Century Style

Michelangelo's Saint Peter's Pieta. The Virgin's Left Hand and Other New Photographs

Letter to the editor on an article by Juergen Schulz, "Michelangelo's Unfinished Works"

Giambologna's Neptune at the Crossroads

Ex Uno Lapide: The Renaissance Sculptor's Tour de Force

Michelangelo's Medici Madonna: Spouse and Son

The Angel and the City. Baccio Bandinelli's Project for the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome

Letter to the Editor. "Michelangelo's Florentine Pieta."