Idols & Rivals
Idols & Rivals An innovative visual history of rivalry between artists across the centuriesThis volume probes the relationship between art and competition from antiquity to the early modern era. Some…
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Idols & Rivals
An innovative visual history of rivalry between artists across the centuriesThis volume probes the relationship between art and competition from antiquity to the early modern era. Some of the most famous works of antiquity and the later Renaissance and Baroque periods were born of fierce competition.Through a series of illustrated accounts, this volume reveals the mutual inspiration and cooperation among artists of the past, as well as the envy, intrigue and slander incurred through competition for prestigious commissions. In Western antiquity, practices of imitation, competition and surpassing was thought to foster cultural progress; during the Renaissance era, Leonardo believed that "good envy" spurs high performance.
Conversely, a Some of the famous rivalries include Euthymides and Euphronios; Brunelleschi and Ghiberti; and Leonardo and Michelangelo.