Giovanni Battista Moroni
By: exhibition curators Simone Facchinetti, Arturo Galansino
Contributors: Facchinetti, Simone, writer of added text; Galansino, Arturo, writer of added text; Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
Publisher: Royal Academy of Arts, London.  Distributed in the U.S.A. by Abrams, New York.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9781907533822; 9781907533815
Subjects: Exhibitions
Other titles: Moroni
Description: "Acclaimed by some as one of the best portraitists of all time, Italian painter Giovan Battista Moroni (1522-1579) created penetrating images of the aristocracy of Bergamo, in which the sitters often gaze at the spectator with an unflinching directness. Admired in Italy since the 16th century, when Titian is said to have praised his portraits, Moroni did not achieve an international reputation until the 19th century and remains relatively little known. This handsome catalog encompasses Moroni's entire career. It includes portraits of all formats and styles, demonstrating not just Moroni's brilliance at capturing the elegance of his sitters and the fashions of the time, but also his "realistic" representation of Bergamo's society, which became a model for Caravaggio. The volume also includes Moroni's religious paintings, which also incorporate highly accomplished likenesses of their patrons, once again showing the striking psychological insight for which Moroni is acclaimed." -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London from October 25, 2014-January 25, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-139) and index.
Table of contents: title: Giovanni Battista Moroni : history and critical fortune / Simone Facchinetti and Arturo Galansino; title: Moroni's teacher : Moretto; title: Early works; title: Aristocratic portraits; title: Portraits from nature; title: Altarpieces; title: Late portraits; title: Catalogue entries.