The Art of Aging Gracefully: The Elderly Artist as Courtier in Early Modern Art Theory and Criticism
The perception that old age was a problem for artists first emerges during the sixteenth century within the burgeoning literature on art. The physiological decline of aging posed a threat to the social and intellectual status of the artist since it drew attention to the manual basis of art. Several...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
2002
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2002, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 321-331 |
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| Summary: | The perception that old age was a problem for artists first emerges during the sixteenth century within the burgeoning literature on art. The physiological decline of aging posed a threat to the social and intellectual status of the artist since it drew attention to the manual basis of art. Several critical strategies were devised to deal with the issue of old age. Writings on art emphasize the enduring power of rational judgment, and theoretical study was offered as a means of transcending the effects of aging. Critics also turned to the example of courtesy literature to fashion the image of the learned, nonpracticing, elderly artist based on the model of the elderly courtier. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/4143910 |