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SUMMARY:Myth\, Allegory\, and Celebration: Print Works and the Courts of Italy from the Renaissance to the Baroque
DESCRIPTION:Amid renewed interest in classical antiquity\, under the influence of humanism\, depictions of deities from Greek and Roman mythology began to permeate the court culture of Renaissance Italy. As classical stories from the past were given a humanistic reading and reinterpreted\, they took on allegorical and political overtones\, particularly in the context of court rituals. Using approximately 50 prints from the museum’s collection\, this exhibition examines the treatment of mythological and allegorical imagery and the role of visual records of court celebrations from the Renaissance to the Baroque.\n\nAs copper-plate printing gained ground in Italy in the second half of the 15th century\, images of ancient myths and symbolic subjects began to circulate widely. During the next century\, prints based on works by Raphael and other Renaissance masters enjoyed great popularity\, especially in Rome. Man...
LOCATION:National Museum Of Western Art\, Tokyo 7-7 Ueno-Koen\, Taito-ku\, Tokyo 110-0007
URL:https://www.nmwa.go.jp/en/exhibitions/2026italy.html
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