Seventeenth and Eighteenth-Century Italian Painting

Roberto Contini
This is the second volume devoted to Italian painting in the The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. Seventeenth and eighteenth century paintings, especially those of the Venetian School, form a major part of the collection, thanks to the many acquisitions of the past few years.
480 pages, 110 colour and 222 mono illustrations, cloth, 293 x 241 mm
ISBN 13: 
9780856675089
ISBN 10: 
0 85667 508 3
£110
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This scholarly book offers a panoramic view of painting in Italy during these two centuries, including the works of 'minor' artists such as Ferrau Fenzoni and Francesco Foschi. The collection begins and ends with two of the greatest paintings of all time - Caravaggio's "St Catherine," and "The Death of Hyacinthus" by Giambattista Tiepolo.

About the author

Roberto Contini, a specialist in Italian painting from the late sixteenth to the beginning of the eighteenth century, was educated at the universities of Florence and Pisa. He is the author of several studies on seventeenth century paintings, and is currently working for the Italian Soprintendenza in the region of Piemonte.