Piero Di Cosimo Eccentricity and Delight
Piero Di Cosimo Eccentricity and Delight by Sarah Blake McHam is a concise survey published by Reaktion Books on April 26, 2024. This 240-page book explores the life and work of the Florentine painter Piero di Cosimo, who lived from 1462 to 1522, within the context of his social and cultural environment. The author examines di Cosimo’s unique lifestyle choices, including his preference for living in squalor and his peculiar diet, while highlighting his appeal to patrons interested in both pagan and religious themes in his art.
Readers will find an insightful exploration of di Cosimo’s artistic contributions, including his Greco-Roman mythological subjects and distinctive religious altarpieces. This edition presents a newly accessible introduction to the life of this significant Renaissance artist, offering a glimpse into the eccentricities that defined his work and personal life. The book serves as a valuable resource for those interested in art history, particularly within the European Renaissance context, and provides a detailed look at an individual artist whose life was as unconventional as his art.
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An original survey of the Renaissance painter’s life and work.
This book is a concise survey of the life of the Florentine painter Piero di Cosimo (1462–1522) within his social and cultural surroundings. Delving into the artist’s deliberately idiosyncratic life, the book shows how di Cosimo chose to live in squalor—eating nothing but boiled eggs cooked fifty at a time in his painting glue. Sarah Blake McHam shows how the artist became a favorite among sophisticated patrons eager for pagan artworks featuring Greco-Roman mythological subjects as well as orthodox, but never ordinary, religious altarpieces and private devotional paintings. The result is a newly accessible introduction to the life of this important Renaissance artist.
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