Idols & Rivals : Artistic Competition in Antiquity and the Early Modern Era

edited by Gudrun Swoboda

published by Hatje Cantz, 2022

An exploration of the culture of imitating and emulating among Renaissance and Baroque artists. 14 essays discuss competition in/with classical antiquity, the heated debate of paragone, artistic rivarly at the Court of Emperor Rudolf II and at the Academy and Salon, rivalry among collectors in the seventeenth century. Followed by a catalogue of over 57 works with provenance and bibliography listed.   

Ref: 122335

£48.00

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