In the light of Naples
the art of Francesco de Mura
by Arthur R. Blumenthal
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"This is the first-ever scholarly publication devoted to the art of Francesco de Mura (1696-1782), one of the greatest painters of the Golden Age of Naples. De Mura's refined and elegant compositions, with their exquisite light and coloring, heralded the rococo, and his later style was a precursor of Neo-Classicism. His ceiling frescoes at Monte Cassino, destoyed in World War II, rivalled those of his celebrated Venetian contemporary, Giambattista Tiepolo (1696-1770). Yet today, he lacks his proper place in the history of art. This volume demonstrates why it is now time to reevaluate this once-celebrated artist"--
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Catalog of the exhibition at the Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, September 17 through December 18, 2016, at the Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wiscinsin-Madison, January 20 through April 2, 2017, and the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College from April 21 through July 2, 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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