Table Of ContentBuying Baroque
Italian Seventeenth-Century Paintings
Come to America
EditEd by
Edgar PEtErs bowron
Buying Baroque
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Buying
Baroque
Italian Seventeenth-Century Paintings
Come to America
EditEd by Edgar PEtErs bowron
thE Frick c ollEction
thE PEnnsylvania s tatE UnivErsity PrEss
UnivErsity Park, PEnnsylvania
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This book evolved from a symposium, Copyright © The Frick Collection, 2017
“Going for Baroque: Americans Collect All rights reserved
Italian Paintings of the 17th and 18th Printed in China by Oceanic Graphic
Centuries,” organized by the Center International
for the History of Collecting, that was Published by The Pennsylvania State
held at The Frick Collection on Septem- University Press,
ber 20 and 21, 2013. Both the book and University Park, PA 16802–1003
the symposium were made possible
through the generous support of the The Pennsylvania State University Press is a
Robert H. Smith Family Foundation. member of the Association of American
University Presses.
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Title: Buying Baroque : Italian seventeenth- Publications on uncoated stock satisfy the
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Other titles: Studies in the history of art Sciences—Permanence of Paper for
collecting in America ; 3. Printed Library Material, ansi z39.48–1992.
Description: University Park, Pennsylvania :
The Pennsylvania State University Press,
[2017] | Series: The Frick Collection studies Frontispiece: Guercino (Giovanni Francesco
in the history of art collecting in America ; Barbieri, called Il Guercino; 1591–1666),
3 | “This book evolved from a symposium, Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife, 1649. Oil on
‘Going for Baroque: Americans Collect canvas, 123.2 × 158 cm. Washington,
Italian Paintings of the 17th and 18th National Gallery of Art. Patrons’ Permanent
Centuries,’ organized by the Center for the Fund, 1986.17.2. Courtesy National Gallery
History Collecting, that was held at The of Art, Washington, D.C.
Frick Collection on September 20 and 21, Additional credits: Page v, detail of
2013.” | Includes bibliographical references Lodovico Carracci, The Dream of Saint
and index. Catherine of Alexandria, ca. 1593,
Summary: “A collection of essays on the Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art,
American collecting of Italian Baroque Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1952.5.59 (fig.
paintings in the nineteenth and twentieth 4); pages vi and ix, details of Mattia Preti,
centuries. Looks at the influence of art Christ Seats the Child in the Midst of the
exhibitions and exhibition catalogues on the Disciples, ca. 1680–85, Greenville, Bob
understanding and popularity of Italian Jones University Collection, P.53.41 (fig. 45);
Baroque art”—Provided by publisher. page 1, detail of Domenichino, Saint John
Identifiers: LCCN 2016037536 | ISBN the Evangelist, ca. 1625–28, Greenville,
9780271077277 (cloth : alk. paper) Bob Jones University Collection, P.69.467.14
Subjects: LCSH: Painting—Collectors and (fig. 42).
collecting—United States—History—19th
century. | Painting—Collectors and
collecting—United States—History—20th
century. | Painting, Baroque—Italy. |
Painting, Italian—17th century.
Classification: LCC N5201 .B89 2017 | DDC
759.04/60945--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.
gov/2016037536
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The Frick Collection
Studies in the History of
Art Collecting in America
sEriEs Editor: Inge Reist
This is the third volume of Studies in the History
of Art Collecting in America, a series conceived by
the Center for the History of Collecting at The
Frick Collection. The Center, established at the
Frick Art Reference Library in 2007, is a research
institute that focuses on an expanding area of
study within the fields of art and cultural history. It
encourages and supports the study of the
formation of collections of fine and decorative
arts, both public and private, in Europe and the
United States from the Renaissance to the present
day. An important element of the Center’s mission
is to add to the scholarly literature on art collecting
both through its own publications for this series
and through its support of authors who benefit
from the Center’s fellowship program.
Other Volumes in the Series
Quodbach, Esmée, ed. Holland’s Golden Age in
America: Collecting the Art of Rembrandt, Vermeer,
and Hals
Reist, Inge, ed. A Market for Merchant Princes:
Collecting Italian Renaissance Paintings in America
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Contents
List of Illustrations xi
Foreword xiii
Acknowledgments xvi
Introduction: The Critical Fortunes of Italian Baroque Painting
in America 2
Edgar PEtErs Bowron
1. Italian Baroque Paintings at the Ringling Museum:
The Legacy of John Ringling and Chick Austin 16
Virginia Brilliant
2. The Atheneum to the Fore: Hartford and the Italian Baroque 28
Eric m. Zafran
3. The American View of the “Forgotten Century” of Italian Painting:
Reminiscences of a Conservator and Art Dealer 40
marco grassi
4. An Invisible Web: Art Historians Behind the Collecting
of Italian Baroque Art 54
richard E. sPEar
5. Baroque in the Caribbean: Luis A. Ferré and the Museo de Arte
de Ponce 66
PaBlo PérEZ d’ors
6. Dealing and Scholarship: The Heim Gallery, London, 1966–1995 78
J. PatricE marandEl
7. The Detroit Institute of Arts and Italian Baroque Painting 92
andria dErstinE
8. The Bob Jones University Collection of Italian Baroque Paintings 104
ian kEnnEdy
9. Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., and His Collection of Italian
Baroque Paintings 116
Eric m. zaFran
10. Better Late than Never: Collecting Baroque Painting at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art 128
andrEa bayEr
Notes 141
References 155
List of Contributors 163
List of Artists 167
Index 173
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