The History of Rome in Painting - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0789211033 ISBN 13: 9780789211033

Casa editrice: Abbeville Pr, 2011

Riassunto

Traditionally founded by its namesake Romulus in 753 BC, Rome began modestly, as a little village of thatched huts on the Palatine Hill. By the third century BC, it controlled the entire Italian peninsula, and by the first century BC, much of the known world. RomeGÇÖs fortunes have stumbled more than once since thenGÇöindeed, there have famously been times when cows grazed on the ForumGÇöbut it has always reemerged as a leading city, thanks to its status as the seat of Christendom. Through the centuries, artists from all over Europe have been drawn to Rome, both to work in the service of the Church and to learn from the accumulated masterpieces.This luxuriously oversized book uses RomeGÇÖs artistic riches to chronicle the eventful history of the city itself. We are shown the customs and beliefs of the ancient Romans through their own frescoes and mosaics, and their greatest deeds in the history paintings of later masters such as Poussin and David. We follow the fitful rise of Rome, which eventually blossoms forth into the supreme achievements of Michelangelo and Raphael. With eyes uplifted to frescoed vaults, we watch the great decorators of the Baroque add to the cityGÇÖs store of monuments, which are then deftlyGÇöand sometimes quite imaginativelyGÇörecorded by the vedutisti of the eighteenth century. Finally, in canvases by a surprising range of nineteenth- and twentieth-century artistsGÇöfrom Sargent to de Chirico, and even de KooningGÇöwe see Rome in its role as the capital of a unified Italy, and of the modern Western imagination.With its more than three hundred full-color illustrations, including four spectacular gatefolds; its insightful text, written by leading art historians; and its valuable apparatus, including capsule biographies of 175 artists; The History of Rome in Painting is an important achievement in scholarship and publishing and a fitting tribute to the Eternal City. Like its predecessors The History of Venice in Painting and The History of Paris in Painting, it belongs in every art loverGÇÖs library.

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Praise for The History of Rome in Painting:

"An impressive, hefty volume offers page after page of full-color art. In a red cloth slipcase, the oversized book is quite the gift." Fine Books & Collections

"Opening this book is a sensuous experience, and a window onto multiple scenes both glorious and gory the tone throughout is scholarly without being dry. It's surprising the pages don't smell of pigment A more comprehensive, accessible, and lavishly presented collection would be difficult to find." ForeWord Reviews

Chosen as a Good Morning America Anchors’ Favorite Coffee Table Books of 2011

L'autore:

Edited by Maria Teresa Caracciolo and Roselyne de Ayala

Maria Teresa Caracciolo is the author or editor of numerous previous books on art history and Rome, including Giuseppe Cades, 1750?1799: Et la Rome de son Temps (Arthena, 1992) and Jean-Baptiste Wicar et son temps 1762-1834 (Presses universitaires du Septentrion, 2007).

Roselyne de Ayala has authored or edited a variety of volumes on art, literature, and music, including Brilliant Beginnings: The Youthful Works of Great Artists, Writers, and Composers (Abrams, 2000) and Belles Lettres: Manuscripts by the Masters of French Literature (Abrams, 2001).

(with contributions by Jacqueline Champeaux, Serena Romano, Ivan Foletti, Luciano Arcangeli, Andrea Zanelli, and Micol Forti)

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• Editore: Abbeville Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0789211033
• ISBN 13: 9780789211033
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 496
• Redattore: Caracciolo Maria Teresa, De Ayala Roselyne