DIALOGUE ON THE ERRORS AND ABUSES OF PAINTERS

Giovanni Andrea Gilios Dialogue on the Errors and Abuses of Painters (1564) is one of the first treatises on art published in the p ost-Tridentine period. It remains a key primary source for the discussion of the reform of art as it unfolded at the time of the Cou ncil of Trent and the Catholic Reformation.Relatively little is known about Gilio himself, a cleric from Fabriano, Italy. He was evi dently familiar with Cardinal Alessandro Farneses lively court circle in Rome and dedicated his book to the cardinal. His textavai lable here ...[Llegir més]