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[Richard E. Spear] ☆ The Divine Guido: Religion, Sex, Money, and Art in the World of Guido Reni ↠ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Divine Guido: Religion, Sex, Money, and Art in the World of Guido Reni Spear views Reni's career from a wide variety of perspectives and sets his life and works in social, economic, historical, artistic, religious, and psychological contexts. In this highly original study of Italian baroque master Guido Reni (1575-1642), Richard Spear paints a compelling portrait of the artist - his complexities, his formative experiences, his cultural surroundings, and his unique sensibilities. The author considers the enduring charisma of Reni's Crucifixions, weeping Marys, and r
| Title | : | The Divine Guido: Religion, Sex, Money, and Art in the World of Guido Reni |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.87 (612 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300070357 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 438 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-28 |
| Language | : | English |
Spear views Reni's career from a wide variety of perspectives and sets his life and works in social, economic, historical, artistic, religious, and psychological contexts. In this highly original study of Italian baroque master Guido Reni (1575-1642), Richard Spear paints a compelling portrait of the artist - his complexities, his formative experiences, his cultural surroundings, and his unique sensibilities. The author considers the enduring charisma of Reni's Crucifixions, weeping Marys, and repentant saints in the light of the Catholic doctrinal meaning of grace in Reni's time, the Church's attitude toward Mary and women, and the gendered implications of visual grace. Chapters on Reni's pricing policies, selling strategies, use of assistants, and attitude toward what constituted an "original, " expose the motivating importance of money for Reni, and the concerns, even among seventeenth-century collectors, about how to distinguish original paintings from studio replicas or copies. The book investigates the ways renaissance and baroque attitudes toward art-making affected Reni and closes with a fresh view of Reni's unfinished canvases and last style, including the Divine Love, the beautiful and unusual painting that remained in
A very interesting and informative book I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. My review may be found in "Art History" vol. 21, no. 3 (September 1998), A very interesting and informative book A Customer I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. My review may be found in "Art History" vol. 21, no. 3 (September 1998), 445-48. In the reiew I mention: "It offers the first extensive twentieth century analysis of Reni's personality and environment. Spear's relatively non-reductive research methodology is a. A very interesting and informative book A Customer I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. My review may be found in "Art History" vol. 21, no. 3 (September 1998), 445-48. In the reiew I mention: "It offers the first extensive twentieth century analysis of Reni's personality and environment. Spear's relatively non-reductive research methodology is a. 5-A very interesting and informative book A Customer I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. My review may be found in "Art History" vol. 21, no. 3 (September 1998), 445-48. In the reiew I mention: "It offers the first extensive twentieth century analysis of Reni's personality and environment. Spear's relatively non-reductive research methodology is a. 8. In the reiew I mention: "It offers the first extensive twentieth century analysis of Reni's personality and environment. Spear's relatively non-reductive research methodology is a. "Examining an all but forgotten Genius" according to Grady Harp. Guido Reni (1575-16Examining an all but forgotten Genius Grady Harp Guido Reni (1575-1642) was an Italian artist from Bologna who lived during the time of the great baroque artists Caravaggio, Rembradt, Vermeer, Tiepolo, Velásquez, Poussin, Zurbarán etc - all great artists whose reputations grow with the passing of centuries. Oddly enough the works of . 2) was an Italian artist from Bologna who lived during the time of the great baroque artists Caravaggio, Rembradt, Vermeer, Tiepolo, Velásquez, Poussin, Zurbarán etc - all great artists whose reputations grow with the passing of centuries. Oddly enough the works of
-- The Atlantic Monthly, Phoebe-Lou Adams. The discussion is most interesting when the author concentrates on his own reading of Reni's work (excellently illustrated) and his interpretation of Reni's actions, less so when he depends on outside authorities--for it seems that Professor Spear has never met a quotation he didn't like. He discusses the interlocking effects of "Religion, Sex, Money and Art" in the work of a painter who was violently pious, an addicted gambler always greedy for money, a believer in witchcraft, a homosexual by inclination (not necessarily by practice), and a man very testy about his social status. Not an attractive f
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