Altarpieces and Their Viewers in the Churches of Rome from Caravaggio to Guido Reni
Altarpieces and Their Viewers in the Churches of Rome from Caravaggio to Guido Reni
Jones, Pamela M.
Taylor & Francis Ltd
03/2008
390
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Inglês
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Focuses on sacred art and Catholicism in Rome during the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This study addresses the responses of members of all social classes - not just elites - to art created for the public. It also provides a view of the range of religious ideas that circulated in early modern Rome.
Contents: Introduction; The triumph of chastity and justice in Christian Rome: Tommaso Laureti's Martyrdom of Saint Susanna (ca 1595-97) in the church of S. Susanna; The place of poverty in Seicento Rome: bare feet, humility, and the pilgrimage of life in Caravaggio's Madonna of Loreto (ca 1605-06) in the church of S. Agostino; Serving the poor sick with humility from the lazzaretto of Milan to the hospitals of Rome: Andrea Commodi's S. Carlo Borromeo Venerating the Holy Nail (ca 1621-22) in the church of S. Carlo ai Catinari; From sin to salvation: Guercino's Penitent Magdalene (ca 1622) for the church of S. Maria Maddalena delle Convertite al Corso and the fight against prostitution; Leading pilgrims to paradise: Guido Reni's Holy Trinity (1625-26) in the church of SS. TrinitA dei Pellegrini e Convalescenti and the care of bodies and souls; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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Focuses on sacred art and Catholicism in Rome during the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This study addresses the responses of members of all social classes - not just elites - to art created for the public. It also provides a view of the range of religious ideas that circulated in early modern Rome.
Contents: Introduction; The triumph of chastity and justice in Christian Rome: Tommaso Laureti's Martyrdom of Saint Susanna (ca 1595-97) in the church of S. Susanna; The place of poverty in Seicento Rome: bare feet, humility, and the pilgrimage of life in Caravaggio's Madonna of Loreto (ca 1605-06) in the church of S. Agostino; Serving the poor sick with humility from the lazzaretto of Milan to the hospitals of Rome: Andrea Commodi's S. Carlo Borromeo Venerating the Holy Nail (ca 1621-22) in the church of S. Carlo ai Catinari; From sin to salvation: Guercino's Penitent Magdalene (ca 1622) for the church of S. Maria Maddalena delle Convertite al Corso and the fight against prostitution; Leading pilgrims to paradise: Guido Reni's Holy Trinity (1625-26) in the church of SS. TrinitA dei Pellegrini e Convalescenti and the care of bodies and souls; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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