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Vittore Carpaccio. Contesto, iconografia, fortuna

This volume brings together the proceedings of the international symposium dedicated to Vittore Carpaccio (c. 1465-1525), hosted at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini on 14-15 June 2023. The symposium, promoted by the Fondazione Giorgio Cini’s Institute of Art History to coincide with the major exhibition on the artist held at the Doge’s Palace in Venice – organised by the Venice Civic Museums Foundation in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC – brought together leading specialists on Carpaccio, considered among the most original masters of the early Venetian Renaissance period.

The results are presented here along the main thematic lines explored during the event in Venice, centred on three strands of study: the figure of Carpaccio in relation to his patrons and the complex culture of his time; the material, technical and conservational issues linked to his works; and finally, the fortunes of the master in the 19th and 20th-century critical tradition. A range of readings thus offer new interpretative tools and an up-to-date look at the famous ‘painter of stories’ who managed to place the immense power of images at the heart of his narrative.

Andrea Schiavone. Pittura, incisione, disegno nella Venezia del Cinquecento

This volume in the series dedicated to Fondazione Cini conference proceedings brings together papers discussed during the international conference on “Andrea Schiavone. Painting, Engraving and Disegno in 16th-century Venice”, held at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini and in the monumental rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice in spring 2016.
Staged during the exhibition “Renaissance Splendours in Venice. Schiavone between Parmigianino, Tintoretto and Titian” (Venice, Museo Correr), the conference shed light on some new aspects of the production of the great master originally from Dalmatia and explored his intellectual and artistic complexity from the perspective of his critical profile, as well as his unique role as a catalyst on the highly varied Venetian art scene at the height of the Cinquecento.

La giovinezza di Tintoretto

To mark the fifth centenary of Jacopo Tintoretto’s birth, the Fondazione Giorgio Cini Institute of Art History has published the proceedings of a conference devoted to the great Venetian artist, one of the most original interpreters of the Mannerist period.
In line with a rich tradition of studies on Veneto art and continuing research going back to Rodolfo Pallucchini’s seminal studies, the Institute wished to contribute to the Tintoretto celebrations – ahead of the anniversary in 2018 – by engaging in critical reflection capable of fully rendering the cultural and artistic complexity of his youthful period.
It seemed important to make a practical institutional contribution on the scene of art-historical studies by hosting an international symposium (28-29 May 2015) and then publishing the papers, collected here according to the themes defined during the event. The book thus presents the salient features that animated the exchanges between scholars: the redefinition of Tintoretto’s youth style, a detailed investigation of the historical documentary contexts, and some suggested new iconographic and iconological interpretations. Following the publication of a book on Paolo Veronese, this is the second part of a project which, in line with the Institute’s distinguished history, has taken the form of a series dedicated to conference proceedings, presented in 2016 with a new aesthetic and graphic design, produced by Lineadacqua Edizioni.

L’album di caricature di Anton Maria Zanetti alla Fondazione Giorgio Cini

Enrico Lucchese

L’album di caricature di Anton Maria Zanetti alla Fondazione Giorgio Cini

lineadacqua edizioni, Venice, 2015

An art connoisseur with many artist friends, Anton Maria Zanetti di Girolamo (1680-1767) was also an amateur artist. He is well-known for his album of caricatures, 350 unforgettable portraits from the variegated world of 18th-century Venice. e subjects range from opera divas to ordinary people, all mocked without distinction. e fresh, lively drawings reveal Zanetti’s talent as an original caricaturist. Donated in 1968 by Vittorio Cini to mark the 15th anniversary of the Institute of Art History, the album has recently been the subject of a study, thanks to the crucial support of Save Venice Inc., with the participation of the Francis Haskell Memorial Fund. The study has reconstructed the formation of the collection, comparing it with similar albums owned by Consul Smith (Windsor Castle, Royal Collections) and Francesco Algarotti (Jerusalem, Israel Museum).

Dedicated to the memory of W. R. Rearick, the book also describes many new developments: attributions of caricatures to Marco Ricci, the chronology and assembling of the drawings, the identification of some subjects and of the late 18th-century annotator, and connections with the figurative arts, theatre and music, which shed new light on Zanetti and his cosmopolitan circle as well as on Venice.