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Sacred Possessions - Collecting Italian Religious Art, 1500-1900

About Sacred Possessions - Collecting Italian Religious Art, 1500-1900

Focusing on the centuries in which the phenomenon of collecting came powerfully into its own, this title analyzes the radical recontextualization of celebrated paintings by Raphael, Caravaggio, and Rubens; brings to light a lost holy tower from fifteenth-century Bavaria; and offers new insights into the meaning of 'sacred' and 'profane'.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781606060421
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 256
  • Published:
  • December 22, 2010
  • Dimensions:
  • 178x254x19 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 760 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 20, 2024
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025

Description of Sacred Possessions - Collecting Italian Religious Art, 1500-1900

Focusing on the centuries in which the phenomenon of collecting came powerfully into its own, this title analyzes the radical recontextualization of celebrated paintings by Raphael, Caravaggio, and Rubens; brings to light a lost holy tower from fifteenth-century Bavaria; and offers new insights into the meaning of 'sacred' and 'profane'.

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