Italy for Sale
Italy for Sale

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2023-08-14

Total Pages: 501

ISBN-13: 9004680446

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In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Italian Renaissance art, objects, and even the idea of Italy itself figured heavily both in the dynamic international art market and in the eyes of the general public. The alternative objects that were actively dispersed and collected -- authentic works, pastiches, Renaissance-inspired counterfeits, and reproductions -- in the diverse media of paint, plaster, terracotta, and photography, had a tremendous impact on visual culture across social strata. These essays examine less studied aspects of this market through the lens of just a few of the countless successful sales of objects out of Italy.

Sheltering Art
Sheltering Art

Author: Rochelle Ziskin

Publisher: Penn State Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 0271037857

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"Explores the role of private art collections in the cultural, social, and political life of early eighteenth-century Paris. Examines how two principal groups of collectors, each associated with a different political faction, amassed different types of treasures and used them to establish social identities and compete for distinction"--Provided by publisher.