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Baroque Naples and the Industry of Painting: The World in the Workbench
Christopher R. Marshall
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Hardback. Num Pages: 380 pages, 50 color + 150 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; ACQB; AFC; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216. .
The second largest city in 17th-century Europe, Naples constituted a vital Mediterranean center in which the Spanish Habsburgs, the clergy, and Neapolitan aristocracy, together with the resident merchants, and other members of the growing professional classes jostled for space and prestige. Their competing programs of building and patronage created a booming art market and spurred painters such as Jusepe de Ribera, Massimo Stanzione, Salvator Rosa, and Luca Giordano as well as foreign artists such as Caravaggio, Domenichino, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Giovanni Lanfranco to extraordinary heights of achievement. This new reading of 17th-century Italian Baroque art explores the social, material, and ... Read more
The second largest city in 17th-century Europe, Naples constituted a vital Mediterranean center in which the Spanish Habsburgs, the clergy, and Neapolitan aristocracy, together with the resident merchants, and other members of the growing professional classes jostled for space and prestige. Their competing programs of building and patronage created a booming art market and spurred painters such as Jusepe de Ribera, Massimo Stanzione, Salvator Rosa, and Luca Giordano as well as foreign artists such as Caravaggio, Domenichino, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Giovanni Lanfranco to extraordinary heights of achievement. This new reading of 17th-century Italian Baroque art explores the social, material, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1714g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300174502
SKU
V9780300174502
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99-28
About Christopher R. Marshall
Christopher R. Marshall is senior lecturer in art history and museum studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Reviews for Baroque Naples and the Industry of Painting: The World in the Workbench
“In this sprawling book . . . the reader is treated to intrigue, competition, and even art fraud and foul play . . . a stimulating reality check that significantly and reliably sheds light on the artistic environment of baroque Naples.”—A. V. Coonin, Choice
A. V. Coonin
Choice
"That [this] book—a synthetic appraisal of this urban art ... Read more
A. V. Coonin
Choice
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