Caravaggio and His Two Cardinals Tapa dura - 1995

University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition. Book is in fine condition, crisp and clean. Bottom edge of jacket is slightly curled and there is a faint scratch to front. Price sticker is affixed to front free endpage. An examination of the says in which Caravaggio's relationship with specific patrons influenced his paintings of the period. Black-and-white plates throughout. 4to. 322 pp. including notes, bibliography, and index. Heavy--may require additional postage if shipped outside the U.S.

University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1995. Hardcover. VG--/VG- (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Pages are otherwise clean and clear. Binding is tight.). Dark gray cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; bw illustrated dust jacket, mylar cover; xiii, 322 pp; illustrated throughout in bw. "This study focuses on three paintings done by Caravaggio for the two Mattei brothers - a cardinal and a marquis who shared the family palace and, for a time, had Caravaggio as a house guest. The Mattei family has been given short shrift in the literature about Caravaggio, which otherwise has rightly devoted great attention to his patrons. This context enriches our understanding of the paintings - the "Pastor Friso," often dubiously said to represent John the Baptist, the Supper at Emmaus in the London National Gallery, and the newly rediscovered Kiss of Judas in Dublin - then implicates wider contexts, including a comparative… Leer más

Pennsylvania State University Press, 1995-05. Hardcover. Good.