
Guido Reni and Rome: Nature and Devotion
Francesca Cappelletti(Editor)
Guido Reni(Artist)
Marsilio Arte (Publisher)
Published on 3. November 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
979-12-5463-046-4 (ISBN)
Description
On the Baroque painter's early years in Rome and the origins of his vision of landscape painting
The impetus behind this volume was the Italian state's 2020 acquisition of the painting Landscape with a Country Dance (1601-02) by the Italian Baroque painter Guido Reni (1575-1642). The artwork's return to its native land at the Galleria Borghese marked a prime opportunity to rediscover the artist and his oeuvre, particularly the landscapes and rural scenes he created during his early years in Rome.
Nature and Devotion tracks the new vision of nature-a fusion of science and poetry-that Reni developed alongside his contemporaries (who included Niccolo dell'Abate, Annibale Carracci, Domenichino and Giovanni Battista Viola). Following the artist's course up until his breakthrough fresco for the Casino of Cardinal Scipione Borghese, Aurora (1613-14), the volume conveys how the impressions he gathered during his early years in Rome established a robust foundation upon which he built his later masterpieces.
The impetus behind this volume was the Italian state's 2020 acquisition of the painting Landscape with a Country Dance (1601-02) by the Italian Baroque painter Guido Reni (1575-1642). The artwork's return to its native land at the Galleria Borghese marked a prime opportunity to rediscover the artist and his oeuvre, particularly the landscapes and rural scenes he created during his early years in Rome.
Nature and Devotion tracks the new vision of nature-a fusion of science and poetry-that Reni developed alongside his contemporaries (who included Niccolo dell'Abate, Annibale Carracci, Domenichino and Giovanni Battista Viola). Following the artist's course up until his breakthrough fresco for the Casino of Cardinal Scipione Borghese, Aurora (1613-14), the volume conveys how the impressions he gathered during his early years in Rome established a robust foundation upon which he built his later masterpieces.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Italy
Publishing group
Marsilio
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
90 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 247 mm
Width: 201 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
1092 gr
ISBN-13
979-12-5463-046-4 (9791254630464)
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