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| Genre/Form: | Trials, litigation, etc Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Artemisia Gentileschi; Agostino Tassi; Agostino Tassi |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Alexandra Lapierre |
| ISBN: | 0701168951 9780701168957 |
| OCLC Number: | 43633438 |
| Language Note: | Translated from the French. |
| Description: | xvi, 496 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Prologue: London, 11 February 1639 -- Bk. 1. The Great Adventure. Pt. 1. Susanna and the Elders: Rome in Caravaggio's Day, 1599-1611. Pt. 2. Judith: Rome in Scipione Borghese's Day, 1611-1612 -- Bk. 2. Excess was their Measure. Pt. 3. Holofernes: Florence in Galileo's Day, 1613-1620. Pt. 4. The Allegory of Painting: London, Venice and Naples at the Time when Painters Were Spies, 1621-1638. Pt. 5. The Triumph of Peace and the Arts: London at the Time When Paintings Were Being Burned, 1638-1641. |
| Responsibility: | by Alexandra Lapierre. |
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