Art in Rome in the eighteenth century /

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Merrell ; Philadelphia : In association with Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2000.Description: 628 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0876331371 (cloth)
1858940982
0876331363 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Art, Italian -- Italy -- Rome -- 18th century -- Exhibitions

LOC classification:

N6920 .A7 2000

Summary: From the Jacket - " Caught between the theatricality of the Baroque and the acute sensibility of Romanticism, art in Rome in the eighteenth century has long been a neglected area of study. yet during this period the city remained as much the center of the art world as it had been during the High Renaissance. As such, it attracted a steady stream of visitors, aristocratic norther Europeans making the Grand Tour. Of course the presence in the city of so many wealthy travelers provided aspiring artists with irresistible opportunities for patronage and, eventually, fame. But there was also the chance to study at first hand the culture of antiquity, and the lure of the past became increasingly powerful as the century progressed and archaeology provided ever more inspiring images of the classical idea. All this transpired within an unparalleled academic environment, where draftsmanship was respected as nowhere else, in institutions such as the Accademia di San Luca and the French Academy at Rome. "

List(s) this item appears in: Richardson Collection

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference	Carleton University, AVRC	Richardson Collection - Non CIrculating - Call No. Accompanied by Red Dot	Open-stacks	N6920 .A7 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		16055001455

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Mar. 16-May 28, 2000 and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 25-Sept. 17, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 592-625) and index.

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