17th Century Italian Art
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EUGENIO POLITO A colossal head with a laurel crown from Aquinum Marble fragments of a head with a laurel crown were recently found during the excavation of ancient Aquinum. They have been preliminarily studied prior to restoration. By... more
Through a comprehensive comparative analysis of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's Bacchanal: A Faun Teased by Children (1616-17) and Balthasar Permoser's Marsyas (1680-85), this paper seeks to illuminate how each overlooked sculptural masterpiece... more
Once he has finished his work, the restorer puts all his instruments back in their cases, switches off the lamps and the microscope, cleans up the worktable and, satisfied, resumes his normal daily routine. Imagine the disappointment... more
Questo saggio ripercorre la storia di una pala d’altare raffigurante Cristo risorto con un angelo e i Santi Carlo Borromeo, Maria Maddalena e Rocco, eseguita dal pittore bolognese Giovan Francesco Gessi tra il 1639 e il 1640 per... more
Questo saggio cerca di ricostruire una figura sconosciuta, e per molti versi ancora sfuggente, della storia dell’arte: Ferdinando Berti, pittore fiammingo proveniente da Bruxelles, stabilitosi verso il 1610 a Porretta Terme sull’Appennino... more
Questo saggio si compone di due parti, riguardanti rispettivamente le vicende costruttive e la realizzazione delle pale d’altare della chiesa parrocchiale di Porretta Terme sull’Appennino bolognese. Nella prima si ripercorrono le... more
Il complesso di San Filippo Neri a Lodi fu costruito a partire dal 1740 su progetto di Giovanni Antonio Veneroni per volontà della locale congregazione dell'Oratorio. L'edifìcio comprendeva un tempo in un organismo unitario la chiesa,... more
After numerous initiatives devoted to the paintings of the great Bolognese master, the Guido Reni exhibition at the Museo Nacional del Prado, in conjunction with this International Congress, is an excellent opportunity to explore the... more
A fine Ottocento, i lavori per una nuova carrozzabile dapprima stravolsero e poi distrussero del tutto la chiesa extramuranea di San Sebastiano a Zagarolo (Rm), sede del locale culto anti-pestilenziale. Il saggio ricostruisce innanzitutto... more
In his day, Reni was one of the most successful and celebrated painters in all of Europe, coveted by the most important patrons, including the Borghese Pope Paul V, the Duke of Mantua, and the Queen of England. Hardly appreciated in the... more
"Documentarsi e ricostruire monumenti, ville e strade rimosse dalla topografia di Roma è coinvolgente ma al tempo stesso sconvolgente. Grande è infatti la perdita del patrimonio culturale e paesaggistico della città, che non è rimasta... more
Na kolegiju ”Hrvatsko narodno rukotvorstvo” prvi puta sam se susrela s tradicijskim odijevanjem na Hvaru. Budući sam obiteljski vezana za otok Hvar, izabrala sam tu temu i za seminarski rad i proučila radove Nevenke Bezić – Božanić o... more
La mostra “Guido Reni a Roma. Il sacro e la natura”, tra i vari pregi, ha fornito un’occasione eccezionale per l’approfondimento dell’attività di Guido Reni paesaggista. Dato il quasi assoluto silenzio nelle fonti antiche, all’epoca della... more
Dear Members of the Italian Art Society, I hope you are all having a happy and healthy start to the new year. Thanks to all of you who have already renewed your membership for 2023. We're thrilled so see so many of you using the Sospeso... more
Dear Members of the Italian Art Society, Welcome to a new academic year! I hope that this summer many of your were able to at long last resume traveling abroad for research. [...]
Dear Members of the Italian Art Society, I hope all of you are doing well and that many of you are gearing up for exciting and productive summers of travel and research and/or teaching. The pandemic unfortunately continues, but hopefully... more
Dear Members of the Italian Art Society, I hope you are all having a happy and healthy start to the new year. Obviously, Omicron has cast a substantial shadow over the beginning of 2022, forcing some conferences like CAA to return to a... more
Dear Members of the Italian Art Society, I’d like to begin by wishing everyone a healthy, safe, and productive academic year. While many of us have returned to teaching in person, and some fortunate few were able to resume traveling... more
Dear Members of the Italian Art Society, I’m happy and honored to be writing my first address to you as the President of the Italian Art Society, having begun my term in February. I’d like to open by thanking all of you for your... more
Dear Members of the Italian Art Society, I want to wish all of our members a happy and healthy new year and thank you for renewing your memberships, especially at a moment when COVID cases continue to rise in most countries and most... more
Dear Members of the Italian Art Society, Greetings to all of you at this difficult, challenging moment. When our last newsletter came out in early March, the world was a different place; we had just finished a successful session and... more
This research note, published in the Bonhams catalogue (Old Master Paintings, New Bond Street, London, 5 July 2023), presents a previously unknown oil sketch attributed to Alessandro Vitali and executed after the celebrated Crucifixion by... more
Early modern Bologna was exceptional for its many talented women artists and for its progressive attitude towards women’s rights. They painted self-portraits, altarpieces, nudes, mythologies, allegories, portraits and other art pieces... more
Testamenti e inventari di artisti che dimorarono in Piacenza tra Sei e Settecento
The Order of the Knights Hospitallers of St John, officially established in Jerusalem in 1113 to provide assistance and medical care for pilgrims to the Holy Land, soon acquired a military role and in effect shared fully the vicissitudes... more
Title: The Matter of Violence in Baroque Painting Author: Bogdan Cornea Series: Visual & Material Culture, 1300-1700 Publisher: Amsterdam University Press Baroque depictions of violence are often dismissed as ‘over the top’ and... more
Giovanni Paolo Panini: un dossier piacentino
in memoria di Ferdinando Arisi
in memoria di Ferdinando Arisi
The article investigates the first phase of the activity of Giuseppe Recco, the most eclectic of the Neapolitan still life painters. The most recent investigations on the Milanese flower painters of the mid-seventeenth century have... more
Contents:
Francesca Vicenzina
Giovanna Vicenzina
Giuseppe Vicenzino
Gli altri Vicenzini: Giulio, Antonio e Domenica
Francesca Vicenzina
Giovanna Vicenzina
Giuseppe Vicenzino
Gli altri Vicenzini: Giulio, Antonio e Domenica
Contents:
Una famiglia di artisti milanesi del XVII secolo: i Vicenzini
Vincenzo Volò
L'atelier dei Vicenzini
Margherita Caffi
Una famiglia di artisti milanesi del XVII secolo: i Vicenzini
Vincenzo Volò
L'atelier dei Vicenzini
Margherita Caffi
Author: Patrick Matthiesen
Co- author: D. Stephen Pepper
Co- author: D. Stephen Pepper
Opere d'arte pittoriche: condotte di delinquenza economica e possibilità di contrasto. L'acquisto di un manufatto-a prescindere dall'entità dell'impegno economico che questi richiede-pone la problematica della veridicità di... more