"Biancone" giants, dwarfs, and the rise of a popular nickname

Colossal statues like Michelangelo's David were often referred to as "il Gigante" (the Giant), a genre tied to heroic ancient traditions. One Florentine "Gigante," Bartolomeo Ammannati's Neptune (1560–74) in the Piazza della Signoria, suffered criticism for its aestheti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Giants and dwarfs in European art and culture, ca. 1350-1750 / edited by Robin O'Bryan and Felicia Else
1. Verfasser:	Else, Felicia M. (VerfasserIn)
Pages:	1350-1750
Format:	UnknownFormat
Sprache:	eng
Veröffentlicht:	2024
Schlagworte:	Lippi, Lorenzo > Ammannati, Bartolomeo > Kolossalstatue > Das Groteske > Monumentalplastik > Rezeption > Piazza della Signoria
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Zusammenfassung:	Colossal statues like Michelangelo's David were often referred to as "il Gigante" (the Giant), a genre tied to heroic ancient traditions. One Florentine "Gigante," Bartolomeo Ammannati's Neptune (1560–74) in the Piazza della Signoria, suffered criticism for its aesthetic shortcomings and acquired a popular nickname, "Biancone," translated as "Big White One" (or "Giant Whitey"). This paper will trace its appearance in Lorenzo Lippi's Il Malmantile Racquistato (1676) where "Biancone" appears as an anti-hero, conquered and subjected to indignities. Lippi's work drew on earlier traditions that celebrated the vulgar, the grotesque, and the carnivalesque, pairing giants and dwarfs for comic effect. As statue and literary character, "Biancone" presents a colorful and humorous case study in the dynamics of Florentine public sculpture.
Beschreibung:	Illustrationen
ISBN:	978-94-6372-885-0