Cinquecento Book by Walpole Gallery

Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Softcover. English. Pub Year 1991, See images for condition. About the book >.>.> Cinquecento Book by Walpole Gallery presents a unique collection of Italian sixteenth-century paintings, showcasing the difficulties in assembling artworks from this period and country. This fourth exhibition by the Walpole Gallery features an outstanding array of works, with more than half created on panel?a challenging feat, given the rarity of such paintings and the difficulty in securing loans. The exhibition includes notable rediscoveries, such as Tintoretto's Martyrdom of St Lawrence and Veronese's Mars restrained by Peace and Love.The Tintoretto work, mentioned in historical sources, was deemed too modern for its original commission at a family altar in S. Francesco della Vigna, Venice, eventually being replaced by a less bold interpretation by Gerolamo da Santacroce. Equally significant is the Veronese piece, which portrays a captivating secular subject and has yet to receive scholarly attention from Prof Pignatti. Additionally, the exhibition features Jacopo de' Barbari's Salvator Mundi, a Venetian panel that links the artistic legacies of Antonello da Messina, Alvise Vivarini, and Albrecht Dürer, further revealing the artist's role in this dynamic artistic context; it is believed that this work may have been painted in Germany.The exhibition also includes three altarpieces, which have been traced back to their original churches?an unusual achievement for sixteenth-century works. These pieces, along with a selection of unpublished cinquecento paintings, significantly enhance the understanding of Italian sixteenth-century art. The exhibition has been supported by Dr Boris Giancheri, the Italian Ambassador, who contributed the Portrait of a Collector by Bartolomeo Passerotti from the distinguished collection at the Italian Embassy.…