| Description |
408 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Note |
"First published on the occasion of the exhibition 'The genius of Rome, 1592-1623', Royal Academy of Arts, London, 20 January-16 April, 2001; Palazzo Venezia, Rome, May-August 2001"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 386-401) and index. |
| 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, Cecilia Treves. |
| Subject |
Painting, European -- Italy -- Rome -- 16th century -- Exhibitions.
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Painting, European. |
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Italy -- Rome. |
| Chronological Term |
16th century |
| Subject |
Painting, European -- Italy -- Rome -- 17th century -- Exhibitions.
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| Chronological Term |
17th century |
| Subject |
Painting, Baroque -- Italy -- Rome -- Exhibitions.
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Painting, Baroque. |
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Peinture italienne -- Italie -- Rome -- 17e siècle -- Expositions. |
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Peinture baroque -- Italie -- Rome -- Expositions. |
| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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Exhibition catalogs.
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| Added Author |
Brown, Beverly Louise, 1948-
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Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
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Palazzo Venezia (Rome, Italy)
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| ISBN |
0900946881 Thames & Hudson |
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0810966379 Abrams |
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0900946946 exhibition softback edition |
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