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Rome 1600 : the city and the visual arts under Clement VIII

Title
Rome 1600 : the city and the visual arts under Clement VIII / Clare Robertson.
Author
Robertson, Clare
Publication
  • City and the visual arts under Clement VIII
  • New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
  • ©2015

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Description
ix, 449 pages : illustrations (some color), map; 29 cm
Summary
"Rome in 1600 was the centre of the artistic world. This book examines the art and architecture of the city around that date, at a time when major innovations especially in painting, were being made, largely due to the presence of Annibale Carracci and Caravaggio. 1600 was a Jubilee year, which offered numerous opportunities for artistic patronage, whether in major projects such as St Peter's, or in lesser schemes such as the restoration of older churches, as part of an growing interest in the early church. New religious orders, such as the Jesuits and Oratorians, also required new forms of decoration for their recently built churches. The book considers the patronage of the pope and his nephew, Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini, as well as major families including the Giustiniani, Mattei and Farnese. Rome was a magnet for artists and architect from all over Europe, who came to study the remains of antiquity and the works of Michelangelo, Raphael and Bramante. The sheer variety of artists working in the city, who came from other parts of Italy, as well as northern Europe, ensured a wide variety of styles, and at times innovative cross-influences. The numerous patrons of the city were spoiled for choice. The book draws on a wide range of contemporary sources and images to reconstruct a snapshot of Rome at this significant time"--
Alternative Title
Rome sixteen hundred
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 402-435) and index.
Contents
Clement VIII and Aldobrandini Patronage -- The Cardinal Nephew : Pietro Aldobrandini -- Palaces, Villas and Gardens -- Churches and Chapels -- Lives of the Artists -- Appendix 1. Pietro Aldobrandini's Collection of Copied Paintings and Antique Sculpture in 1603 -- Appendix 2. The Palaces of Rome during the Reign of Clement VIII, with an Index -- Appendix 3. The Household of Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini, January 1610.
Call Number
JQF 16-340
ISBN
  • 9780300215298
  • 0300215290
LCCN
2015028463
OCLC
  • 907206447
  • 907206447
Author
Robertson, Clare, author.
Title
Rome 1600 : the city and the visual arts under Clement VIII / Clare Robertson.
Imprint
City and the visual arts under Clement VIII
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
Copyright Date
©2015
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 402-435) and index.
Chronological Term
1500 - 1699
1500-talet
1600-talet
Research Call Number
JQF 16-340
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