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Pittura infamante

The Hanged Man from Tarot decks is thought to be typical of pittura infamante frescoes, although none are extant
Preparatory drawings for pittura infamante by Andrea del Sarto
A German schandbild (circa 1490)

Pittura infamante (pronounced [pitˈtuːra iɱfaˈmante]; Italian for "defaming portrait"; plural pitture infamanti) is a genre of defamatory painting and relief, common in Renaissance Italy in city-states in the north and center of the Italian Peninsula during the Trecento, Quattrocento, and Cinquecento.[1] Popular subjects of pittura infamante include traitors, thieves, and those guilty of bankruptcy or public fraud, often in cases where no legal remedy was available. Commissioned by governments of city-states and displayed in public centers, pittura infamante were both a form of "municipal justice" (or "forensic art"[2]) and a medium for internal political struggles.[3]
According to Samuel Edgerton, the genre began to decline precisely when it came to be regarded as a form of art rather than effigy; the power of the genre derived from a feudal-based code of honor, where shame was one of the most significant social punishments.[1] As such, pittura infamante has its roots in the doctrines of fama and infamia in ancient Roman law.[4]

  1. ^ a b Edgerton, 1985. Chapters 2 and 3.
  2. ^ Edgerton, 1980, p. 31.
  3. ^ Wieruszowski, 1944.
  4. ^ Mills, 2005, p. 38.

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