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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1961. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-103).

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This dissertation is a comprehensive and analytical study of drawings and prints produced by artists and architects between the fifteenth and early seventeenth centuries showing Roman ruins. The unprecedented interest in classical antiquity that emerged in the fifteenth century, which came to define the artistic, architectural, and cultural evolution of the Renaissance, was the catalyst for the production of such ruin-based images, of which thousands of examples survive. Because these drawings and prints were all inspired by and depict Roman ruins, they have often been treated as a single, cohesive genre of image. In this dissertation, however, these ruin-based images are categorized as architectural or archaeological studies, vedute of ruinous land- or cityscapes, architectural treatise and guidebook illustrations, topographical maps, and imaginative reconstructions of antique monuments. They are examined according to distinct criteria such as media, methods of representation, and the different purposes for the creation of said works. As a result, a better understanding of the complexities of early modern antiquarian interests is revealed, especially in regards to the contributions of artists and architects to the early study of ancient architecture. This dissertation addresses how artists and architects were innately fascinated with the architectural remains of ancient Rome, and how the medium of drawing proved to be the ideal method for studying, understanding, and interpreting ruins. The reciprocal relationship between artists, architects, and antiquarians is also addressed with the result that many extant ruin-based images found in museums and art collections throughout the world can now be understood as an integral part of a widespread antiquarian movement that shaped the Renaissance and early Baroque periods, especially in Rome. / Thesis (Ph.D, Art History) -- Queen's University, 2013-04-29 15:23:15.07

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Johns Hopkins University, 1923. / Biography.

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Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 1987. / Title from title page screen, viewed August 9, 2005. Dissertation Committee: Max R. Rennels (chair), Heather Hanlon, John R. McCarthy, Louis Steinburg. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 123-128) and abstract. Also available in print.

The thesis deals with vaiious aspects of the study of anatomy by artists in Italy in the sixteenth century. Emphasis has been placed on the evaluation of original sources rather than on an analysis of the anatomy displayed in depicted nudes of this period. How and why artists studied anatomy is revealed through contemporary literature, documents, drawings, prints and sculpture. While Leonardo da Vinci is considered, greater attention is paid to other artists who had an interest in anatomy, some of them lesser known, in an effort to gain a wider view. The first chapter deals with the positive and negative perception of anatomy and art as represented through writings on art of the period. Chapter two focuses on the issue of the frequency of dissection by artists as well as by anatomists at this time, with an examination of contemporary references to dissections, including new documentary material. The study of the skeleton by artists is considered in chapter three and a new transcription of Cellini's discourse on the study of the skeleton as the correct introduction to art is provided. By far the most abundant source of evidence for the study of anatomy by artists is anatomical drawings. In the fourth chapter various types are analyzed with attention paid to the high incidence of copies amongst them. Separate studies are made of both Michelangelo and Alessandro Allori and their anatomical drawings. In chapter five, the history of Michelangelo's study of anatomy as represented in the sources is discussed and in chapter six the surviving manuscript writings of Allori on anatomy are considered. In the final chapter an examination is made of the origins of the écorch model, leading up to Cigoli's Scorticato at the turn of the century. This is followed by a conclusion, bibliography and indices of drawings and artists.

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