ISBN-13: 9783775739450 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 398 str.
The Nationalmuseum in Stockholm holds a vast collection of Italian paintings dating from the High Middle Ages to the late 19th century. This catalogue presents the initial results of ongoing research on the approximately 900 paintings. The paintings are discussed based on their historical provenance. The collection reflects not just the tastes and pursuits of the early modern royal patrons but also the policies regarding acquisitions by the museum during the first decades of the 20th century. Among the findings, the research team identified works by, for instance, Federico Barocci and Pietro da Cortona, that have never been thoroughly examined before. The only existing version of Caravaggio's -Saint John the Baptist- at the Galleria Corsini in Rome, which is kept in the collection, has been successfully investigated by an Italian team, yielding fresh discoveries.
Das Nationalmuseum in Stockholm besitzt eine umfangreiche Sammlung italienischer Malerei vom Hochmittelalter bis ins späte 19. Jahrhundert. Der Katalog präsentiert die ersten Ergebnisse einer laufenden Erforschung der nahezu 900 Gemälde. Die Werke werden im Hinblick auf ihre historischen Provenienzen erläutert. So spiegeln sich nicht nur der Geschmack und die Bestrebungen frühmoderner königlicher Mäzene in der Sammlung wider, sondern auch die Ankaufspolitik des Museums in den ersten Jahrzehnten des 20. Jahrhunderts. Unter den Entdeckungen sind bislang nicht publizierte Arbeiten etwa von Federico Barocci und Pietro da Cortona. Die einzige existierende Variante von Caravaggios Gemälde Johannes der Täufer in der Galleria Corsini in Rom, die sich in der Sammlung befindet, konnte von einem italienischen Team erforscht werden, woraus eine interessante Neuzuschreibung resultierte The Nationalmuseum in Stockholm holds a vast collection of Italian paintings dating from the High Middle Ages to the late nineteenth century. The catalogue presents the initial results of ongoing research on the approximately nine hundred paintings. The paintings are discussed based on their historical provenance. The collection reflects not just the tastes and pursuits of the early modern royal patrons but also the policies regarding acquisitions by the museum during the first decades of the twentieth century. Among the findings, the research team identified works by, for instance, Federico Barocci and Pietro da Cortona, that have never been thoroughly examined before. The only existing version of Caravaggio s Saint John the Baptist at the Galleria Corsini in Rome, which is kept in the collection, has been successfully investigated by an Italian team, leading to the discovery of an interesting new attribute.