Italian Paintings in the Norton Simon Museum: The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

The Norton Simon Museum houses an important collection of Italian art, with 47 paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries featured in a catalogue by Sir Nicholas Penny. The works include Guido Cagnaccis Conversion of the Mary Magdalene and Guercinos Aldovrandi Dog, by artists such as Guido Reni, Luca Giordano, Giambattista Tiepolo, and Canaletto.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 416 pages
\n Publication date: 29 January 2021
\n Publisher: Yale University Press
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The preeminent collector Norton Simon amassed an extraordinary collection of over 100 Italian paintings during his illustrious 35-year career, which now holds a prestigious place among the treasures of the Norton Simon Museum. In this comprehensive catalogue, the first of two volumes dedicated to the museum's Italian painting collection, noted art historian Sir Nicholas Penny pairs 47 remarkable paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries with insightful commentary, skillfully interweaving tales from the artists' lives, observations on their influences and patronage, and notes on provenance and frames. The artworks showcased in this catalogue include Guido Cagnaccis (1601–1663) awe-inspiring Conversion of the Mary Magdalene and Guercinos (1591–1666) formidable Aldovrandi Dog, among other masterpieces by such renowned artists as Guido Reni (1610/12–1662), Luca Giordano (1634–1705), Giambattista Tiepolo (1696–1770), and Canaletto (1697–1768). This catalogue serves as an indispensable overview of one of the most remarkable collections of its kind in the United States.
Distributed for the Norton Simon Museum

\n Weight: 2854g\n
Dimension: 257 x 300 x 42 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780300250497\n \n