Publisher description for Art history in the age of Bellori : scholarship and cultural politics in seventeenth-century Rome / Janis Bell, Thomas Willette.
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Giovan Pietro Bellori was one of the most important intellectuals of seventeenth-century Italy. Best known today for his art criticism and biographies of artists he knew personally, such as Nicholas Poussin, in his own day he was renowned for his expertise in coins, gems, and ancient painting. This collection of essays presents new findings about Bellori's multifarious activities as well as fresh interpretations of his ideas. A frank, unbiased reevaluation of its subject, Art History in the Age of Bellori contributes to a more nuanced understanding of Bellori's place in seventeenth-century letters and politics, art criticism, and antiquarian studies.
Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Bellori, Giovanni Pietro, 1613-1696, Art critics Italy Rome Biography, Art Historiography, Rome (Italy) Civilization 17th century