{"product_id":"the-insect-and-the-image-visualizing-nature-in-early-modern-europe-1500-1700-paperback","title":"The Insect and the Image: Visualizing Nature in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1700 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanice Neri\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce considered marginal members of the animal world (at best) or vile and offensive creatures (at worst), insects saw a remarkable uptick in their status during the early Renaissance. This quickened interest was primarily manifested in visual images-in illuminated manuscripts, still life paintings, the decorative arts, embroidery, textile design, and cabinets of curiosity. In \u003ci\u003eThe Insect and the Image\u003c\/i\u003e, Janice Neri explores the ways in which such imagery defined the insect as a proper subject of study for Europeans of the early modern period.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt was not until the sixteenth century that insects began to appear as the sole focus of paintings and drawings-as isolated objects, or specimens, against a blank background. The artists and other image makers Neri discusses deployed this \"specimen logic\" and so associated themselves with a mode of picturing in which the ability to create a highly detailed image was a sign of artistic talent and a keenly observant eye. \u003ci\u003eThe Insect and the Image\u003c\/i\u003e shows how specimen logic both reflected and advanced a particular understanding of the natural world-an understanding that, in turn, supported the commodification of nature that was central to global trade and commerce during the early modern era.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevealing how sixteenth- and seventeenth-century artists and image makers shaped ideas of the natural world, Neri's work enhances our knowledge of the convergence of art, science, and commerce today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanice Neri is associate professor of the history of art and visual culture at Boise State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.8 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757861634336,"sku":"9780816667659","price":49.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8bbd655d6c1c972d30ff59d35c8720a5.webp?v=1780113383","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-insect-and-the-image-visualizing-nature-in-early-modern-europe-1500-1700-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}