Art history in the age of Bellori
By: edited by Janis Bell and Thomas Willette
Contributors: Bell, Janis; Willette, Thomas
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
Subjects: Bellori, Giovan Pietro; Art critics -- Italy -- Rome -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: Giovan Pietro Bellori was one of the most important intellectuals of seventeenth-century Italy. Best known today for his art criticism and biographies of artists he knew personally, such as Nicolas Poussin, in his own day he was renowned for his expertise in coins, gems, ancient painting, and sculpture. This collection of essays presents new findings about Bellori's multifarious activities as well as fresh interpretations of his ideas. A timely reevaluation of its subject, Art History in the Age of Bellori contributes to a nuanced understanding of Bellori's place in seventeenth-century letters and politics, art criticism, and antiquarian studies.