RT Article
T1 The Art of Aging Gracefully: The Elderly Artist as Courtier in Early Modern Art Theory and Criticism
JF The sixteenth century journal
VO 33
IS 2
SP 321
OP 331
A1 Campbell, Erin J.
LA English
PB Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
YR 2002
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1802375007
AB 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.
DO 10.2307/4143910