Theory and practice in Seicento art : the example of Guercino

Author

Stone, David Marshall

Document type

Thèse

Language

English

Source

Ph.D.; Harvard University; 1989; microform, photocopy; DA8926179 ; 477 p.

Abstract (en)

Reexamines traditional art historical interpretations of Guercino's stylistic development and its relationship to patronage and art theory. Reassesses the significance of his period in Rome (1621-23) and the impact on him of Agucchi. Studies the relationship between theory and practice in the Carracci Academy in Bologna, and the polemics about style sparked in the late 16th c. by Vasari's Lives. Reassesses the role of theory in Baroque art and demonstrates how the regionalist controversies over disegno and colore prejudiced modern perceptions of Guercino's development and all of Seicento art. Concludes that Guercino's classicism does not result from theory or patronage but represents a personal late style whose development was accelerated by a brief stay in Rome.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- Italy
• Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), 1591-1666
• Painting
• Italy
• 1600-1700
• Carracci family, 16th-17th cs.
• Teaching
• Bologna (ITA)
• Art theory
• Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574
• Influence
• Agucchi, Giovanni Battista, 1570-1632
• Dissertations
• United States
• Style
• Roma (ITA)
• Art criticism
• Baroque
• Classicism
• Patronage

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Italie
• Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), 1591-1666
• Peinture
• Italie
• 1600-1700
• Carracci, famille, 16~e-17~e s.
• Enseignement
• Bologna (ITA)
• Théorie de l'art
• Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574
• Influence
• Agucchi, Giovanni Battista, 1570-1632
• Thèse
• Etats-Unis
• Style
• Roma (ITA)
• Critique d'art
• Baroque (art)
• Classicisme
• Mécénat

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910701-00456363

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