Painting as medicine in early modern Rome : Giulio Mancini and the efficacy of art

"Through a study of the writings of the papal physician and art critic Giulio Mancini, explores early modern art collecting in Italy. Argues that art within domestic contexts was understood to create healthy bodies, minds, and societies through the mechanism of the imagination"--Provided b...

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Main Author: Gage, Frances (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press , [2016]
Subjects:
Mancini, Giulio > 1558-1630
Mancini, Giulio 1558-1630
Mancini, Giulio / Considerazioni sulla pittura
Erotische Kunst
Aktdarstellung
Frau
Mancini, Giulio
Kunst
Sammlung
Historienmalerei
Medizin
Humanismus
Geschichte 1580-1630
Rom
Gesundheitsfürsorge
Krankheit
Rezensiertes Werk
Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Related Items:Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Frances Gage, Painting as medicine in early modern Rome. Giulio Mancini and the efficacy of art]
Author Notes:Frances Gage
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Summary:"Through a study of the writings of the papal physician and art critic Giulio Mancini, explores early modern art collecting in Italy. Argues that art within domestic contexts was understood to create healthy bodies, minds, and societies through the mechanism of the imagination"--Provided by publisher
Art, medical culture, and Mancini's critical fortune -- Illness, health preservation, and recreation -- From exercise to repose -- For beautiful, healthy children -- Preserving the civic body
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xiv, 228 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9780271071039

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