The Bernard and Mary Berenson Collection of European Paintings at I Tatti
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (515 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 8897737633 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 804 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Johnson Collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Carl Brandon Strehlke is Adjunct Curator of the John G
Gary Schwartz said An outstanding catalogue, and more than just a catalogue. The title of this magnificent volume would lead you to expect a dry catalogue of paintings, with the usual coverage of attributions, technical notes, art-historical comments, comparisons and references. These are indeed all there, in exemplary form, for the Old Masters and miscellaneous paintings donated by Bernard and Mary Berenson to Harvard University, together with the villa-study center at I Tatti, outside Florence. But the book is not at all dry; it is wonderfully juicy. The editors, Carl Brandon Strehlke and Machtelt Brüggen Israëls, and their many prominent collaborators treat the paintings not simply
. About the Author Carl Brandon Strehlke is Adjunct Curator of the John G. Johnson Collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
The catalogue includes essays on the progress of the Berensons' collecting, their love for Siena, the Sienese forger Icilio Federico Joni, the critic Roger Fry, and René Piot's murals at I Tatti, as well as a listing of 94 pictures that were once at I Tatti including donations made to museums in Europe and America.Contents:Preface Lino Pertile; Acknowledgments - Carl Brandon Strehlke and Machtelt Israëls; Note to the Use of the Catalogue; Abbreviations; Glossary of People in the Berenson Circle Mentioned in the Text; Section I: Introductory Essays and Entries 0 to 111; Essay I: "Bernard and Mary Collect: Pictures Come to I Tatti" - Carl Brandon Strehlke; Essay II: "The Berensons and Siena" (working title) - Machtelt Israëls; Essay III: "Passions Intertwined: Art and Photography at I Tatti" - Giovanni Pagliarulo; Entries: Paintings from the 14th to 18th century - Plates 0 to 111; Section II: Fakes; Essay IV: The Berensons and the Sienese Forger Federico Ioni - Gianni Mazzoni; Entries: Fakes - Plates 112 to 116; Secti