Art in Rome in the eighteenth century /
"Caught between the Theatricality of the Baroque and the acute sensibility of Romanticism, art in Rome in the eighteenth century has long been a neglected area of study." "The grand scale and spectacular diversity of the period are comprehensively captured for the first time in this d...
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| Online Access: | Full text via Internet Archive |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia, PA : London [England] : New York :
Philadelphia Museum of Art ; In association with Merrell ; Distributed in the USA and Canada by Rizzoli International Publications,
c2000.
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| Summary: | "Caught between the Theatricality of the Baroque and the acute sensibility of Romanticism, art in Rome in the eighteenth century has long been a neglected area of study." "The grand scale and spectacular diversity of the period are comprehensively captured for the first time in this definitive history of the period, produced to accompany a major U.S. exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and documenting the work of over 150 artists. With over 450 illustrations, and texts by an outstanding array of experts from around the world, Art in Rome in the Eighteenth Century provides a massively authoritative survey of a fascinating era."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Item Description: | Catalog of an exhibition held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Mar. 16-May 28, 2000 and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 25-Sept. 17, 2000. |
| Physical Description: | 628 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 592-620) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0876331363 (pbk.) 9780876331361 (pbk.) 1858940982 (cloth) 9781858940984 (cloth) 0876331371 (cloth) 9780876331378 (cloth) |