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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| Format: | Livre |
| Langue: | English |
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University Park, Pennsylvania
: The Pennsylvania State University Press
, [2016]
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| Accès en ligne: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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[Rezension von: Frances Gage, Painting as medicine in early modern Rome. Giulio Mancini and the efficacy of art] |
| Notes sur l'auteur: | Frances Gage |
| Résumé: | "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 |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Description matérielle: | xiv, 228 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9780271071039 |
