The Domenichino Affair: Novelty, Imitation, And Theft in Seventeenth-Century Rome.

Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag berieben, sonst sehr gut und sauber / dust jacket rubbed, otherwise very good and clean. - Ten years after completing his work The Last Communion of Saint Jerome, Bolognese painter Domenichino was accused by his rival Giovanni Lanfranco of stealing the idea for the painting from an altarpiece crafted by Lanfranco�s teacher, Agostino Carracci. The resulting scandal reverberated through the centuries, drawing responses by artists and critics from Poussin and Malvasia to Fuseli and Delacroix. Why was Domenichino attacked in this way when other related paintings � including Raphael�s Marriage of the Virgin and Perugino�s painting of the same subject - aroused no such negative response? In this fast-paced book, Elizabeth Cropper investigates the Domenichino affair and addresses the perennial debate regarding the precise nature of originality and of imitation. She offers close readings of the paintings involved in the story, detailed analysis of attitudes toward imitation, emulation, and plagiarism, and a fascinating discussion of what Domenichino�s plight signifies in art history. / Contents Preface Introduction 1 Agostino Carracci�s Last Communion of Saint Jerome z Domenichino�s Last Communion of Saint Jerome 3 Imitation, Influence, Invention: The Carracci and Tasso 4 Novelty, Translation, Theft: Controversy in the 1620s 5 Begging, Stealing, and Being Caught Out: Two Centuries of Debate Coda A Reflection on the History of Art Notes Bibliography Index. ISBN 9780300109146