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The etchings of Salvator Rosa

Wallace, Richard W.

Descrizione Volume in formato orizzontale, copertina rigida editoriale con sovraccoperta, xxi-347 pagine con oltre 130 riproduzioni in nero lungo l'intero testo. Indice consultabile nelle nostre immagini. Lievi ombrature alla sovraccoperta, peraltro esemplare in ottime condizioni -- Salvator Rosa's etchings were not only an extension of his work as a painter; they also provided him with a form of publicity for his art, his ideas, and his personality. This comprehensive study of his etchings makes accessible to a wider audience than ever before a good sampling of Rosa's most important artistic and philosophical principles in English translation. Introducing new material and interpretations, Richard Wallace cites all of Rosa's etchings and states of etchings, and catalogues all drawings and paintings related to them. In his introduction the author investigates in detail the sources of Rosa's etching style and his development as an etcher. The catalogue that follows sets each of Rosa's (undated) etchings within its chronological development; its illustrations and careful descriptions afford a clear, reliable guide in questions of attribution, state changes, and quality. Assessing Rosa's impact on later generations, Professor Wallace shows how Rosa's concepts of the sublime and the aesthetic of terror, and his own extravagance and passion, helped to pave the way for the fantasy, violence, and passion of Romantic art. Insofar as we see in Rosa's etchings the fundamental tensions between his spontaneous and romantic personality and his self-imposed demands to be a serious, philosophical painter, so Rosa's etchings provide a capsule summary of his art and life in general.

Categoria: Arte Stampe Incisione Grafica Mappe

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Edito da: Princeton University press () anno 1979

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Dimensione: 22.5

ISBN: 9780691039350

Prezzo: € 60.00