Art and the Religious Image in El Greco’s Italy

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Art And the religious imAge in El GrEco’s Italy Art And the religious imAge in El GrEco’s Italy The Pennsylvania State University Press University Park, Pennsylvania Andrew r. CASPer This book is made possible by a collaboraTive granT from The andrew w. mellon foundaTion. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Casper, Andrew R., author. Art and the religious image in El Greco’s Italy / Andrew R. Casper. p. cm Summary: “Explores the early career of Domenikos Theotokopoulos, ‘El Greco,’ in particular his engagement with Italian art around the time of his sojourn in Venice and Rome (1567–76). Examines the form, function, and conception of religious images in the second half of the sixteenth century”—Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-271-06054-5 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Greco, 1541?–1614—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Art, Italian—16th century—Influence. 3. Christian art and symbolism—Italy—Renaissance, 1450–1600 I. Title. ND813.T4C237 2014 759.6—dc23 2013012119 Copyright © 2014 The Pennsylvania State University All rights reserved Designed by Jo Ellen Ackerman, Bessas & Ackerman Printed in Hong Kong through Asia Pacific Offset, Inc. Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, PA 16802–1003 The Pennsylvania State University Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses. It is the policy of The Pennsylvania State University Press to use acid-free paper. Publications on uncoated stock satisfy the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Material, ansi z39.48–1992. Additional credits: page ii, detail of El Greco, Pietà (fig. 44); page v, detail of El Greco, Annunciation (fig. 49); page vii, detail of El Greco, Annunciation (fig. 49). For Louisa ...