SFA professor to talk about translating book
By LYNN
WINTHROP
Ann Doyle-Anderson, chair of the
Department of Modern Languages at Stephen F. Austin State University, will
discuss the process of translating a late-16th-century book on art theory during
an "illustrated lecture" scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday (May 13) at the Museum of
East Texas.
Anderson and a colleague
spent around seven years translating and editing "The Figino, or On the Purpose
of Painting: Art Theory in the Late Renaissance," a treatise originally written
by by Gregorio Comanini in 1591. Details of two paintings from the period
— including Vertumnus: Rudolf II, by Giuseppe Arcimboldo — will be
used to help illustrate material discussed during Friday's
lecture.
"The Figino" has long been
recognized as an important work, one that sheds light on the "intellectual
fermentation" of the period due to Comanini's close associations and friendships
with artists and scholars of the day. Contradictions of the period, namely the
role of the church in determining the ultimate purpose of art, are examined and
debated.
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Posted: Wed - May 11, 2005 at 11:41 AM