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Italian paintings in the Norton Simon Museum. The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries /

"The preeminent collector Norton Simon amassed more than 100 Italian paintings during his 35-year career, and today they stand among the treasures of the Norton Simon Museum. In this catalogue noted art historian Sir Nicholas Penny pairs 47 paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries with in-dep...

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Main Author: Penny, Nicholas, 1949- (Author)
Corporate Author: Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena, Calif.) (Author)
Other Authors: Griswold, John (Contributor), Howard, Helen (Contributor), Porzio, Giuseppe, 1976- (Contributor), Sander, Gloria Williams, 1957- (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pasadena, California : Norton Simon Art Foundation, [2021]
Subjects:
Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena, Calif.) > Catalogs.
Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena, Calif.)
Painting, Italian > 17th century > Catalogs.
Painting, Italian > 18th century > Catalogs.
Painting > California > Pasadena > Catalogs.
Painting.
Painting, Italian.
California > Pasadena.
1600-1799
Catalogs.
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Summary:"The preeminent collector Norton Simon amassed more than 100 Italian paintings during his 35-year career, and today they stand among the treasures of the Norton Simon Museum. In this catalogue noted art historian Sir Nicholas Penny pairs 47 paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries with in-depth commentary, skillfully interweaving tales from the artists' lives, observations on the artists' influences and patronage, and technical notes"--
Physical Description:415 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm + 4 folded out prints (29 x 47 cm ; folded to 29 x 24 cm)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780300250497
0300250495