Mattia Preti in S. Andrea della Valle : an unfulfilled contract

Author

Montagu, Jennifer

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Burlington magazine. 1991, Num. 1063, Vol. 133, p. 708-710, 1 ill.

ISSN

0007-6287

Abstract (en)

Publishes text of a 7 Jan 1661 contract in which Preti agreed to repaint three frescoes he had painted 1650-1651 in the apse of S. Andrea della Valle, Rome. The financial terms were not favorable to Preti and he never fulfilled the contract. Author shows how the contract supports Bernardo de Dominici's account (1742-1743) of the 1650-1651 commission and the Theatine fathers' displeasure with Preti's frescoes.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- Italy
• Preti, Mattia (Cavalier Calabrese), 1613-1699
• Mural painting
• S. Andrea della Valle||Roma (ITA)
• Italy
• 1600-1700
• Contracts
• Theatines
• Commissions
• De Dominici, Bernardo, 1683-ca.1758
• Writings

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Italie
• Preti, Mattia (Cavalier Calabrese), 1613-1699
• Peinture murale
• S. Andrea della Valle||Roma (ITA)
• Italie
• 1600-1700
• Contrat
• Théatins
• Commande d'oeuvre d'art
• De Dominici, Bernardo, 1683-v.1758
• Ecrits

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920701-00427389

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