In the house of the muses : collection, display and performance in the Veronese Palace of Mario Bevilacqua (1536-93) / Laura Moretti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moretti, Laura, 1969- author.

Contributor:

Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Series:

In the Shadow of the Lion of St. Mark ; 3.

In the Shadow of the Lion of St Mark: Art in Venice and its Territories from its beginnings to 1895 ; [3]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Italian--Italy--Verona--History.

Art, Italian.

Art--Private collections--Italy--Verona--History.

Art.

Art--Collectors and collecting--Italy--Verona--History.

Art--Collectors and collecting.

Art--Private collections.

Buildings.

Bevilacqua, Mario, 1536-1593--Art collections.

Bevilacqua, Mario.

Verona (Italy)--Buildings, structures, etc--History.

Verona (Italy).

Italy--Verona.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxi, 295 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles (some color), color map, portraits (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.

Other Title:

Collection, display and performance in the Veronese Palace of Mario Bevilacqua (1536-93)

Place of Publication:

Turnhout, Belgium : Harvey Miller Publishers, [2020]

Summary:

This book reconstructs a cross-section of the activities that took place in the rooms of the Veronese palace of Mario Bevilacqua, with the aim of shedding light on the life, relationships and aspirations of a preeminent figure in the world of collecting and Italian artistic patronage in the final quarter of the sixteenth century. Mario Bevilacqua was one of the greatest collectors of the second half of the sixteenth century in the territories of the Republic of Venice. He was a true lover of literature and the arts, expressing a deep appreciation for music and an instinctive attraction to antiquities. In the family palace on today's Corso Cavour in Verona renovated in the mid-sixteenth century by the architect Michele Sanmicheli, Bevilacqua set up what early sources describe as a "museum" open to the public. Here it was possible to admire paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints, coins and medals, manuscripts, printed books and musical instruments - all objects collected over the course of approximately twenty-five years, to which Mario dedicated much of his time and resources. The library, also referred to as "studio", was considered one of the richest in the city, while the "galleria" contained masterpieces such as Tintoretto's Paradise now at the Louvre, as well as antique statues and busts of Roman emperors. The famous "ridotto", in which salaried musicians and singers performed regularly, was frequented by citizens and foreigners and enjoyed international renown

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I PEOPLE, OBJECTS, AND SPACE

1. The Patron

2. The Collections

3. The Palazzo

pt. II SETTING, DISPLAY, AND USE

4. The Galleria

5. The Ridotto

6. The Camera Grande sul Corso

7. The Studio.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-286) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781912554447

1912554445

OCLC:

1205592322

Publisher Number:

99993568141