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The Genius Of Rome, 1592-1623

  • The Genius Of Rome, 1592-1623
  • Attribution

    edited by Beverly Louise Brown
  • Publication Details

    Book, Royal Academy of Arts, 2001
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      OVERSIZE (UPPER)  ND620 .G46 2001         AVAILABLE

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  • Description

    At the close of the 16th century, Europe?s most talented painters flocked to Rome, the Eternal City, to execute commissions for popes, princes, and cardinals. The Genius of Rome 1592?1623 showcases the achievements of these masters, who gave birth to the Baroque style of painting. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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  • Subject

  • Notes

    • Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, Jan. 20-April 16 and the Palazzo Venezia, Rome, May-Aug. 2001
  • Contents

    • The Birth of the Baroque: Painting in Rome 1592-1623 / Beverly Louise Brown
    • Cardsharps, Gypsies and Street Vendors / Helen Langdon
    • Painting Nature: Fruit, Flowers and Vegetables / Laura Laureati
    • Painted Music: ‘A New and Affecting Manner’ / Rossella Vodret and Claudio Strinati
    • The Classical Tradition / Clare Robertson
    • Portraiture: From the ‘Simple Portrait’ to the ‘Ressemblance Parlante’ / Clovis Whitfield
    • The Enticement of the North: Landscape, Myth and Gleaming Metal Supports / Francesca Cappelletti
    • Towards the Pure Landscape / Patrizia Cavazzini
    • The Black Wings of Envy: Competition, Rivalry and Paragone / Beverly Louise Brown - - Between the Sacred and Profane / Beverly Louise Brown
    • ‘An Ineffable Light and Splendour’: Nocturnes, Night Scenes and Artificial Illumination / Leonard J. Slatkes
    • The Arts and Craft of Sainthood: New Orders, New Saints, New Altarpieces / Bert Treffers
    • Biographies and List of Works / Rhoda Eitel-Porter, Juliette Jo Saxton and Cecilia Treves
  • ISBN

    • 0810966379
    • 0900946881
    • 0900946946
    • 9780810966376
    • 9780900946943
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