Leggere le copie Critica e letteratura artistica in Europa nella prima età moderna (XV-XVIII secolo)

An analysis of the phenomenon of the copy and artistic reproducibility is a topic of growing interest in the context of the most recent historical studies aimed at recovering those values ​​and meanings long denied by critics in the twentieth century. This volume presents the role of copying in the figurative arts of the early modern age through the textual sources, from artistic historiography to technical treatises, between early Humanism and Enlightenment. The survey proposed seeks to read copies and reproductions by comparing their reflections in the specific field of artistic literature with those offered by the other humanities, from ancient and modern literature to the theory of architecture, and at the same time intends to recontextualise and present critical and material reflections on the copy between Italy, Spain and the rest of Europe, while investigating sources and case studies, some of which are little known to date.