1st Edition
Guercino's Paintings and His Patrons' Politics in Early Modern Italy
By Daniel M. Unger
Copyright 2010
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
Guercino's Paintings and His Patrons' Politics in Early Modern Italy examines how the seventeenth-century Italian painter Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (better known as Il Guercino) instilled the political ideas of his patrons into his paintings. As it focuses on eight works showing religious scenes and scenes taken from Roman history, this volume bridges the gap between social and cultural history... Read more
Contents: Preface; Introduction; A biographical sketch; Part 1 Faith and Hope at the Dawn of the War: In defense of the papacy: St Jerome Sealing a Letter; In praise of religious fervour: Return of the Prodigal Son; A call for a crusade: St William of Aquitaine and Pope Gregory VII; A message to the king of France: Burial and Reception into Heaven of St Petronilla. Part 2 Disillusionment: A memorial: St Gregory the Great with Sts Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier; A warning for the queen of France: Death of Dido; Cardinal Magalotti's revenge: Esther before Ahasuerus; Commemorating peace after the war of Castro: Peace Between the Romans and the Sabines; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Daniel M. Unger teaches art history at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. He has published numerous articles on art and politics in seventeenth-century painting in such venues as Word & Image and Storia dell'arte.
'Daniel M. Unger’s outstanding new book is an eloquent elucidation of the role of art in the expression of political power and the relationship between artists and patrons in the creation of works of art.' Sixteenth Century Journal
