Caravaggio and His Two Cardinals
by Gilbert, Creighton E
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- Hardcover
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- VG--/VG- (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Pages are otherw
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- 0271013125
- ISBN 13
- 9780271013121
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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 study of the artist's most famous works, the Matthew cycle in the Contarelli chapel, and his other patrons, specifically Cardinal Del Monte. An examination of these relationships allows valuable insight into the question of Caravaggio's "naturalist style," his peers, and his period. Gilbert devotes separate discussions to the Marquis and to Cardinal Mattei in developing his argument that each of them influenced Caravaggio in different ways. A collector of classical sculpture, the Marquis is connected to the classical mythological themes that are here identified in specific paintings. A study of Cardinal Mattei indicates that he was outstandingly devout, which was true of only a small number of cardinals during the period. Gilbert shows that the artist's two paintings for the Cardinal alter the previous patterns of representing their religious themes, in ways related to Counter-Reformation ideas. Scholars have long searched for the specific religious figure who inspired this quality in Caravaggio's work, resolved here by Gilbert's meticulous scholarship and carefully drawn connections. In its intellectual approach, Caravaggio and His Two Cardinals is a series of extended essays on diverse topics that involve the politics of Counter-Reformation religion and propaganda; neo-Latin poetry; the social status of homosexuality in the period; dialect speech; and inheritance patterns of works of art in families. Gilbert's thoughtful insights on the theory of a homoerotic aspect in Caravaggio's work alone should provoke spirited scholarly discussion."- dust jacket. Contents: The painting and the puzzle -- The ram -- Gaspare Celio's credentials -- Prince Phryxus -- What sort of shepherd is Friso? -- The savor of the great love to come -- The painting of rivals -- Patrons, assertive and not -- The first cardinal host: Del Monte -- A religious cardinal host: Mattei -- The Matthew cycle and the interested parties -- Reports on sexuality -- Perceptions of sexuality.
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- Title
- Caravaggio and His Two Cardinals
- Author
- Gilbert, Creighton E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG--/VG- (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Pages are otherw
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- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0271013125
- ISBN 13
- 9780271013121
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Place of Publication
- University Park, PA
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- European Artists ; Caravaggio ; ;
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