Faculty Books & Articles (2000-2015)

Lynette M.F. Bosch

2014 - Life Streams: The Cuban and American Art of Alberto Rey, co-edited with Mark  

           Denaci, Contributed chapters:

           Introduction - “Life Streams: The Cuban and American Art of Alberto Rey,” 1-12

           Chapter 1 - “Alberto Rey: Intersections,” 13-46

           Chapter 5 -  “Trout as Form and Symbol,” 105-142

           Conclusion – “Bioregionalism and Animal Studies,”with Mark Denaci, 201-206

           Biographical Timeline – “Artist Interview” 207-228

*** The book is a study of the work of Alberto Rey, whose recent work is focused on sustainability, ecology and intersections between art and science.  Intended to accompany an exhibition by Rey at the Burchfield Penney Center, the book provides an overview to Rey’s life and work, while highlighting aspects of his work that address his joined Cuban and American identies.

2014 -Agnolo Bronzino: The Muse of Florence, Editor, Liana De Girolami Cheney

           New Academia Press, Washington, D.C., contributed two chapters:

           “Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy in Agnolo Bronzino’s Paintings for Bartolomeo and

            Lucrezia Panciatichi,” by Lynette M.F. Bosch, pp. 35-130

*** This article analyzes Bronzino’s portraits and suggests that the portraits of Barolomeo and Lucrezia Panciatichi, a Crucifixion and two Holy Families, Bronzino painted for the Panciatichi reflect aspects of the Roman liturgy of the Eucharist, the Roman liturgy of St. John the Baptist and the content of Roman Books of Hours.  Yet, Bartolomeo’s free-thinking was well-known and brought him into conflict with the Inquisition; Hence, the paintings reflect the divisions inherent in confessional debates.

What is original is the employment of the Roman liturgy and the Rome use Book of Hours to explain aspects of the paintings that are puzzling without this context. 

             And

           “A Room with Many Views:” Eleonora de Toledo’s Chapel by Agnolo Bronzino            

             in the Palazzo Veechio,” by Lynette M.F. Bosch, pp. 175-300

*** This article introduces genealogical information about Eleonora de Toledo that is new to the literature and clarifies her royal ancestry and her political significance in Florence.  Additionally, it explores the chapel’s paintings of Moses as being illustrative of the liturgy of Lent and connections between Lenten imagery and the lucky birth of Francesco, the Medici heir during this most important liturgical season.