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Domenichino's Scenes from the Life of St. Cecilia: Artistic interpretation and the Counter-Reformation.

Domenichino's Scenes from the Life of St. Cecilia: Artistic interpretation and the Counter-Reformation.

Emily Belle Freeman
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Domenico Zampieri, called Domenichino, was one of the most influential exponents of the seventeenth-century classical style. Through his critical analysis of the art of Raphael and Annibale Carracci and his frequent references to classical art, he helped to define early Baroque art in Italy. Though he is now remembered as one of the great artists of the seventeenth century, his rise to fame was far from meteoric. His fortunes changed, however, with his frescoes for the Polet Chapel in Rome. Collectively known as Scenes from the Life of St. Cecilia, these five frescoes propelled Domenichino from a little-known Bolognese artist to new heights, as one of the most celebrated painters of his generation.;St. Cecilia was a popular figure in seventeenth-century paintings and many of Domenichino's contemporaries and immediate predecessors depicted her, yet Domenichino's fresco cycle stands out from the creations of other artists working in the same period. This thesis argues that Domenichino's inventive interpretation of St. Cecilia's hagiography for the Polet Chapel was the driving force behind his success. To support this argument, this paper examines three main factors that contributed to the commission, the execution and the success of the Scenes from the Life of St. Cecilia. First, I provide relevant social and historical information outlining the revival of St. Cecilia's cult in the seventeenth century. Second, I analyze the treatment of St. Cecilia in art by Domenichino's contemporaries and his immediate predecessors. Finally, I examine the individual frescoes in Scenes from the Life of St. Cecilia and demonstrate how his innovative interpretation of her hagiography added new themes to the canon of work featuring St. Cecilia.
Language
English
Pages
78
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NOOKstudy eTextbook
ISBN 13
9780549501107

Domenichino's Scenes from the Life of St. Cecilia: Artistic interpretation and the Counter-Reformation.

Emily Belle Freeman
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
Domenico Zampieri, called Domenichino, was one of the most influential exponents of the seventeenth-century classical style. Through his critical analysis of the art of Raphael and Annibale Carracci and his frequent references to classical art, he helped to define early Baroque art in Italy. Though he is now remembered as one of the great artists of the seventeenth century, his rise to fame was far from meteoric. His fortunes changed, however, with his frescoes for the Polet Chapel in Rome. Collectively known as Scenes from the Life of St. Cecilia, these five frescoes propelled Domenichino from a little-known Bolognese artist to new heights, as one of the most celebrated painters of his generation.;St. Cecilia was a popular figure in seventeenth-century paintings and many of Domenichino's contemporaries and immediate predecessors depicted her, yet Domenichino's fresco cycle stands out from the creations of other artists working in the same period. This thesis argues that Domenichino's inventive interpretation of St. Cecilia's hagiography for the Polet Chapel was the driving force behind his success. To support this argument, this paper examines three main factors that contributed to the commission, the execution and the success of the Scenes from the Life of St. Cecilia. First, I provide relevant social and historical information outlining the revival of St. Cecilia's cult in the seventeenth century. Second, I analyze the treatment of St. Cecilia in art by Domenichino's contemporaries and his immediate predecessors. Finally, I examine the individual frescoes in Scenes from the Life of St. Cecilia and demonstrate how his innovative interpretation of her hagiography added new themes to the canon of work featuring St. Cecilia.
Language
English
Pages
78
Format
NOOKstudy eTextbook
ISBN 13
9780549501107

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