206 Pages
10 Color & 44 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
206 Pages
10 Color & 44 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
206 Pages
10 Color & 44 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Italian Painting in the Age of Unification reconstructs the artistic motivations and messaging of three artists—Tommaso Minardi, Francesco Hayez, and Gioacchino Toma—from three distinct regions in Italy prior to, during, and directly following political unification in 1861.
Each artist, working in Rome, Milan, and Naples, respectively, adopted the visual narratives particular to his region,... Read more
1 Ottocento Painting and the Gap in Nineteenth-Century Art Historical Discourse 2 Three Portraits / Three Cities 3 Tommaso Minardi and the Roman Destiny 4 Francesco Hayez and the Rise of History Painting during the Risorgimento 5 Gioacchino Toma, Neapolitan Realism, and the Aftermath of Unification 6 The Regional/National Model
Biography
Laura L. Watts is Associate Professor of Art History at Daemen College, Amherst, New York.
Winner of the Visual Arts award from the American Association of Italian Studies!
