1st Edition

The Influence of Italian Culture on the Sevillian Golden Age of Painting

By Rafael Japón Copyright 2022
220 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

220 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

220 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores the cultural exchange between Italy and Spain in the seventeenth century, examining Spanish collectors’ predilection for Italian painting and its influence on Spanish painters. Focused on collecting and using a novel methodology, this volume studies how the painters of the Sevillian school, including Francisco Pacheco, Diego Velázquez, Alonso Cano and Bartolomé Esteban... Read more
1. Presentation  2. Genoese Nobility, Trade, Artistic Patronage and Cultural Influence in the Kingdom of Seville  3. Literature, Art and Trade Between Seville and Tuscany  4. Sevillian Presence in the Papal States: Rome and Bologna   5. Other Territories  6. Conclusions

Biography

Rafael Japón holds a PhD in History of Art from the Universities of Granada and Bologna.