Paintings on stone science and the sacred, 1530-1800 Mann, Judith Walker 1950- editor. Casaburo, Mario writer of supplementary textual content. St. Louis Art Museum host institution. text bibliography Exhibition catalogs. mou 2020 monographic eng print 319 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm "Using a technique perfected by Sebastiano del Piombo (1485-1547), 16th-century Italian artists created compositions using stone surfaces in place of wood panel or canvas. The practice of using stone supports continued to engage European artists and patrons well into the early 18th century. Paintings on Stone: Science and the Sacred 1530-1800 reveals the beauty of these works and examines the complexity of using materials such as marble, alabaster, lapis lazuli, and amethyst. Illustrated with more than 100 examples, Paintings on Stone is the most significant reference on this little-studied practice written by an international team of scholars"-- edited by Judith W. Mann with contributing authors, Mario Casaburo [and nine others]. Catalog of an exhibition to be presented at the Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, February 20-May 15, 2022. Includes bibliographical references. e------ Stone painting Europe Exhibitions Painting, European 16th century Exhibitions Painting, European 17th century Exhibitions Painting, European Stone painting Europe 1500-1699 fast ND1580 .P35 2020 751.2 9783777435565 9780891780069 0891780068 3777435562 2020016237 pda,print DLC 200406 20250318223341.8 in00004445788 eng