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Riccio, Ruzante, and the Localized Languages of Renaissance Bronze
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 November 2024
Abstract
Andrea Riccio was renowned for making bronze statuettes of classical subjects, especially satyrs. His sculptures have long been associated with humanist culture in Padua, where he worked, but this article reveals how they also engaged regional vernacular traditions in the aftermath of the War of the League of Cambrai. An impactful source was Ruzante's plurilingual comedy “La Pastoral.” Confronting Venetian hegemony, Riccio and Ruzante revitalized Padua's ancient legacy by molding the pastoral around popular concerns. While Renaissance bronze casting and dialect literature have been analyzed independently, their local interchange demonstrates sculpture's potency in addressing interests shared among artisans and writers.
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My research received support through the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation and a Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellowship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2020–21). I thank Denise Allen, Diane Bodart, Linda Borsch, Michael Cole, Alex Foo, Jeffrey Fraiman, Sarah Lawrence, Denny Stone, the staffs of the Archivio di Stato di Padova, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, and Bodleian Library, those who gave feedback at the Renaissance Society of America conference (Dublin, 2022), and three anonymous peer reviewers.