The Barberini tapestries : woven monuments of baroque Rome /

The Barberini tapestries : woven monuments of baroque Rome /

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Author / Creator:	Harper, James G., 1965- author. d.
Imprint:	Milano, Italia : Officina Libraria, [2017] ©2017
Description:	187 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Urban -- VIII, -- Pope, -- 1568-1644. Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco, -- 1610-1662. Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco, -- 1610-1662. Urban -- VIII, -- Pope, -- 1568-1644. Tapestry, Baroque -- Italy -- Rome -- Exhibitions. Tapestry -- Conservation and restoration. Tapestry, Baroque. Tapestry -- Conservation and restoration. Italy -- Rome. Exhibition catalogs.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11038089

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Other authors / contributors:	Taylor, John Bigelow, photographer. Dubler, Dianne, photographer. Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York, N.Y.), host institution. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, host institution.
ISBN:	8899765316 9788899765316
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	This book is the first sustained scholastic treatment of the Life of Christ tapestries, which were commissioned by Pope Urban VIII's nephew, Cardinal Francesco Barberini. Covering over 2800 square feet, the series is one of the grandest monuments of seventeenth century Rome. A close reading of each panel sets the tapestries into a number of overlapping contexts; they indicate the stylistic advances of the high Baroque period, as well the political and social agendas of their patrons. The introductory chapter lays out the context of Urban VIII's Rome. Subsequent chapters reconstruct the history of Cardinal Barberini's private tapestry commissions, and the activity of Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, the supervising designer of the Life of Christ. The contemporary usage and display of the tapestries is discussed, as is the transfer of the series to the United States and its subsequent display in New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The final chapter is dedicated to technical aspects of the panels, recounting their recent conservation. 00Exhibition: Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, USA (21.03.- 25.06.2017) / Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Oregon, USA (23.09.2017 - 21.01.2018).

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Call Number:	f NK2980.C38 H37 2017
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