Pietro da Cortona, Pittoni, and the Plight of Polyxena

Pietro da Cortona's reputation in Rome around 1625 was established by his painting of the Sacrifice of Polyxena. A century later Giambattista Pittoni produced an extremely successful series of works illustrating the same subject. The story of the death of the Trojan princess Polyxena at the tom...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Art bulletin (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1991-09, Vol.73 (3), p.399-414
1. Verfasser:	Posner, Donald
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Art exhibitions Classical Greek drama Courage Fortitude Heroism Iconography Literary themes Mythology Pictorial representation Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (1596-1669) Pittoni, Giambattista Priests Renaissance period Theater
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