Painting as Medicine in Early Modern Rome
Subtitle: Giulio Mancini and the Efficacy of Art
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Published: Jun 03, 2016
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780271071039
Description: "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.
Notes: Source title: Painting as Medicine in Early Modern Rome: Giulio Mancini and the Efficacy of Art