The Display of Art in Roman Palaces, 1550–1750
An investigation of art collecting and display practices among Roman elite
Project Details
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- Years 2009 – 2013
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Pianta e spaccato della Galleria dell’ Eccmo S. Contestabile Colonna, 1725, Pietro Paolo Coccétti. Drawing. From the scrapbook “Palazzi, Villa de Roma,” ca. 1600–ca. 1750, p. 47. Getty Research Institute, 890145.
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Goal
This project identified and analyzed patterns of display in noble Roman residences from 1550 to 1750, a period that marked the beginning of art collecting as it is understood today. As part of the project, hundreds of Roman inventories were added to the Getty Provenance Index®.
