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Rome 1600 : the city and the visual arts under Clement VIII /

"Rome in 1600 was the centre of the artistic world. This book examines the art and architecture of the city around that date, at a time when major innovations especially in painting, were being made, largely due to the presence of Annibale Carracci and Caravaggio. 1600 was a Jubilee year, which...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robertson, Clare (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Art, Italian > Italy > Rome > History > 16th century.
Art, Italian > Italy > Rome > History > 17th century.
Clement > VIII, > Pope, > 1536-1605 > Art patronage.
Architecture > Italy > Rome > History > 16th century.
Architecture > Italy > Rome > History.
Rome (Italy) > Buildings, structures, etc.
ART > History > Baroque & Rococo.
HISTORY > Europe > Italy.
HISTORY > Modern > 17th Century.
ARCHITECTURE > History > Baroque & Rococo.
Table of Contents:
  • Clement VIII and Aldobrandini Patronage
  • The Cardinal Nephew : Pietro Aldobrandini
  • Palaces, Villas and Gardens
  • Churches and Chapels
  • Lives of the Artists
  • Appendix 1. Pietro Aldobrandini's Collection of Copied Paintings and Antique Sculpture in 1603
  • Appendix 2. The Palaces of Rome during the Reign of Clement VIII, with an Index
  • Appendix 3. The Household of Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini, January 1610.