In the Light of Naples: The Art of Francesco de Mura

A long overdue celebration of one of the greatest painters of the Golden Age of Naples baroque.

Table des matières

Honorary High Patron, His Excellency, Claudio Bisogniero, Ambassador of Italy to the United States

Dedication of the Exhibition

Sponsors of the Exhibition

Lenders to the Exhibition

Director's Foreward by Ena Heller

Acknowledgments

Map of Naples, c.1750

Introduction by Arthur R. Blumenthal

The Life of Francesco de Mura by David Nolta

Chronology of Francesco de Mura by Arthur R. Blumenthal

Francesco de Mura & 18th-Century Neapolitan Painting: Between Classicism & Rococo by Nicola Spinosa

Something-But Not the Same Thing-in the Air: De Mura, Tiepolo, & the Science of the Heavens by David Nolta

Francesco de Mura's Gift to Pio Monte della Misericordia & Its Rediscovery in the U.S. by Loredana Gazzara

From Naples into the World: The Dispersal of Francesco de Mura's Works by Maria Grazia Leonetti Rodinò

CATALOGUE of the EXHIBITION by Arthur R. Blumenthal

Bibliography

Colophon & Photographic Credits

A propos de l'auteur

Arthur Blumenthal is Director Emeritus of the Cornell, Nicola Spinosa is the Former Superintendent of the National Museums in Naples and a foremost expert on the art of De Mura.

Résumé

A long overdue celebration of one of the greatest painters of the Golden Age of Naples baroque.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Arthur R Blumenthal, Arthur Blumenthal, Blumenthal Arthur R Blumenthal Arthur R
• Edition: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9781907804854
• ISBN: 978-1-907804-85-4
• Pages: 208
• Dimensions: 240 mm x 280 mm x 25 mm
• Poids: 1451 g
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Antiquités; ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious, ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, History of Art, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, baroque, Art & design styles: Baroque, Individual artists, art monographs, Relating to religious groups, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, Religious subjects depicted in art, ART / Movements / Baroque & Rococo, Religious and ceremonial arts