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Painting as medicine in early modern Rome : Giulio Mancini and the efficacy of art /

"Through a study of the writings of the papal physician and art critic Giulio Mancini, explores early modern art collecting in Italy. Argues that art within domestic contexts was understood to create healthy bodies, minds, and societies through the mechanism of the imagination"--Provided b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gage, Frances, 1965- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Mancini, Giulio, > 1558-1630.
Art > Collectors and collecting > Italy > Rome > History > 16th century.
Art > Collectors and collecting > Italy > Rome > History > 17th century.
Art > Health aspects > Italy > Rome > History > 16th century.
Art > Health aspects > Italy > Rome > History > 17th century.
Art and society > Italy > Rome > History > 16th century.
Art and society > Italy > Rome > History > 17th century.
Christian art and symbolism > Italy > Rome > Modern period, 1500-
Painting, Renaissance > Italy > Rome.
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Summary:"Through a study of the writings of the papal physician and art critic Giulio Mancini, explores early modern art collecting in Italy. Argues that art within domestic contexts was understood to create healthy bodies, minds, and societies through the mechanism of the imagination"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:.xiv, 228 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780271071039
0271071036