Research Catalog

Title

Giovanni Battista Moroni / exhibition curators Simone Facchinetti, Arturo Galansino.

Publication

• London : Royal Academy of Arts, [2014]
• ©2014

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Details

Additional Authors

• Moroni, Giovanni Battista, approximately 1523-1578.
• Facchinetti, Simone
• Galansino, Arturo
• Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain), host institution

Description

142 pages : color illustrations, map, portraits; 28 cm

Summary

"Acclaimed by some as one of the best portraitists of all time, Italian painter Giovan Battista Moroni (1522-1579) created penetrating images of the aristocracy of Bergamo, in which the sitters often gaze at the spectator with an unflinching directness. Admired in Italy since the 16th century, when Titian is said to have praised his portraits, Moroni did not achieve an international reputation until the 19th century and remains relatively little known. This handsome catalog encompasses Moroni's entire career. It includes portraits of all formats and styles, demonstrating not just Moroni's brilliance at capturing the elegance of his sitters and the fashions of the time, but also his "realistic" representation of Bergamo's society, which became a model for Caravaggio. The volume also includes Moroni's religious paintings, which also incorporate highly accomplished likenesses of their patrons, once again showing the striking psychological insight for which Moroni is acclaimed." -- Publisher's description.

Subjects

• Exhibition catalogs
• Moroni, Giovanni Battista, approximately 1523-1578 > Exhibitions

Genre/Form

Exhibition catalogs.

Note

• Catalog of an exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London from October 25, 2014-January 25, 2015.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-139) and index.

Contents

Giovanni Battista Moroni : history and critical fortune / Simone Facchinetti and Arturo Galansino -- Moroni's teacher : Moretto -- Early works -- Aristocratic portraits -- Portraits from nature -- Altarpieces -- Late portraits -- Catalogue entries.

Call Number

JQF 15-48

ISBN

• 9781907533822 (paperback)
• 1907533826 (paperback)
• 9781907533815 (hardback)
• 1907533818 (hardback)

LCCN

2014495342

OCLC

895192677

Title

Giovanni Battista Moroni / exhibition curators Simone Facchinetti, Arturo Galansino.

Publisher

London : Royal Academy of Arts, [2014]

Copyright Date

©2014

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-139) and index.

Added Author

Moroni, Giovanni Battista, approximately 1523-1578. Works. Selections.

Facchinetti, Simone, writer of added text.

Galansino, Arturo, writer of added text.

Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain), host institution.

Research Call Number

JQF 15-48