Title Federico Barocci and the Oratorians : corporate patronage and style in the Counter-Reformation / Ian F. Verstegen

Published Kirksville, Missouri : Truman State University Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource Series Early modern studies ; 14 Early modern studies series ; 14. Contents Cover -- Series -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Illustrations and Tables -- Preface -- Introduction: What's In a Style? -- Chapter 1: Federico Barocci, Filippo Neri, and Christian Optimism -- Chapter 2: The Altarpiece Cycle: The Rosary and Coordinated Devotion -- Chapter 3: The Visitation and the Presentation of the Virgin -- Plates I-VIII -- Chapter 4: The Nativity of the Virgin for the High Altar and the Institution of the Eucharist for the Pope -- Conclusion: Baroccismo into the Seicento -- Appendixes: Federico Barocci and the Oratorians -- Appendix 1 Chiesa Nuova altars and the altarpeices adorning themAppendix 2: Chiesa Nuova Timeline -- Appendix 3: Order of Altarpiece Commissions and Completions -- Appendix 4: Giovan Battista Guerra's Renovations in the Chiesa Nuova -- Works Cited -- Index -- Index of Artworks -- About the Author -- Back Cover Summary In 1586, Federico Barocci delivered his Visitation of the Virgin and St. Elizabeth to the Chiesa Nuova in Rome. For the next quarter century, Barocci dominated the art scene in Rome; there was no other artist from whom it was harder to get work and no other artist charged such high prices. Having two important altarpieces in the Chiesa Nuova and two additional commissions discussed was an impressive feat for an artist living exclusively in Urbino. Why did the Oratorians monopolize Barocci's talents in Rome and why does it seem that Barocci was their first choice when considering artists to decorate their church? What was it about Barocci's art that appealed to Oratorian sensibilities and their vision of the artistic program for decoration of their church?This book examines the relationship between Barocci and the Congregation of the Oratory, arguing for a distinct physiognomy of Oratorian patronage and exposing the function the Oratorians expected of religious imagery in contrast to other groups of their time. While explaining Oratorian patronage, it thus deals with a thorny question in social science: how can a collective body have unified intentions and actions? The result is a contribution both to the history of Italian painting and to art historical methodology Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-162) and indexes Notes Print version record Subject Barocci, Federigo, 1528-1612 -- Criticism and interpretation Barocci, Federigo, 1528-1612 -- Criticism and interpretation Barocci, Federigo, 1528-1612 Barocci, Federico 1535-1612 Oratorians -- Art patronage Santa Maria in Vallicella (Church : Rome, Italy) Oratorians Santa Maria in Vallicella (Church : Rome, Italy) Oratorium des Heiligen Filippo Neri Christian art and symbolism -- Italy -- Rome -- Modern period, 1500- Counter-Reformation in art. ART -- History -- General. Art patronage Christian art and symbolism -- Modern period Counter-Reformation in art Italy -- Rome Santa Maria in Vallicella Rom Genre/Form Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book LC no. 2019719142 ISBN 9781612481333 1612481337 9780271090658 0271090650

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