The Medici as Artists Saw Them
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The Medici as Artists Saw Them
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#2What is it with every modern publication about art (or anything else, really)? "Here, we're talking about art extensively. Enjoy at most two accompanying illustrations/reproductions/photos."
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#3"Since God has given us the papacy, let us enjoy it."
--Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, aka Pope Leo X
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#4What is it with every modern publication about art (or anything else, really)? "Here, we're talking about art extensively. Enjoy at most two accompanying illustrations/reproductions/photos."
They want you to visit The Met and see it in person.
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#5Man, painting must have been a million times cooler before photographs were developed.
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#6What is it with every modern publication about art (or anything else, really)? "Here, we're talking about art extensively. Enjoy at most two accompanying illustrations/reproductions/photos."
I really wish more high definition scans were made of old artwork. Especially renaissance paintings. I get that this will probably rob some museums of ticket revenue, but people like me can't afford to fly to Europe and visit these museums anyways.
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#7Though it's not really about the Medici, anyone interested in this subject might also enjoy this great talk on Training Artists from the Fifteenth Century.[1]
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#8What is it with every modern publication about art (or anything else, really)? "Here, we're talking about art extensively. Enjoy at most two accompanying illustrations/reproductions/photos."
They want you to visit The Met and see it in person.
The Met has made every image they have that's not under copyright accessible under CC0.
https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documen...
Museums in general have recognized that digital images don't replace the museum experience—and they'd rather provide good images of the art than have people rip off poor-quality ones. Not every institution, and artist copyright remains a huge barrier, particularly for contemporary art, but a LOT of artwork photography is out there in the public domain.
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#9What is it with every modern publication about art (or anything else, really)? "Here, we're talking about art extensively. Enjoy at most two accompanying illustrations/reproductions/photos."
They want you to visit The Met and see it in person.
I think a great way to actually induce that behavior is to make digital copies freely available to encourage education about and appreciation of art and artists.