Poetry and Painting

Giovan Battista Marino and the “Marvelous” Passion
Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Borghese Gallery in Rome and dedicated to the poet Giovan Battista Marino and his relationship with the artists of the Renaissance and Baroque period.

After the season of the great Renaissance painters, the prestige of the figurative arts grew as never before in history. During the 16th century, the artist went from being a common craftsman to holding a status equal to that of the greatest intellectuals of his time. The relationship between poetry and painting was consolidated in the 17th century, and became close, even competitive, when artists and men of letters confronted each other with the same themes. In this framework, the great poetry of Giovan Battista Marino (Naples, 1569-1625) plays a fundamental role. His compositions are rich in visual suggestions, derived as much from direct contact with the art collections he visited during his itinerant life as from the memory of the images of the great artists of the past. The Galeria (1620), one of his most famous books, projects onto the walls of an imaginary gallery the names of the artists and works of art that marked the poet's courtly experience.  

Contributor: Emilio Russo (Edited by), Patrizia Tosini (Edited by), Andrea Zezza (Edited by)

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