Neher, Gabriele (1999) Moretto and Romanino: religious painting in Brescia 1510-1550: identity in the shadow of La serenissima. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

This thesis examines several works of religious content produced by the Brescian painters Gerolamo Romano, 11 Romanino (148487-15'59) and Alessandro Bonvicino, 11 Moretto (1498-1554), produced for patrons and locations in Brescia between 15 10 and 1550. This enquiry has drawn on little used historical material in order to integrate the discussion of the images into a wider social and historical context. The key aim of this study is to establish how Romanino and Moretto defined a Brescian identity in art. This will be argued by using two different approaches in order to examine the existence, and the manifestations, of such a local identity One approach taken in this study is to look at groups of corporate patrons and to consider the works executed for them in terms of similarities of content. Chapters 2 and 3 in turn consider the works executed by Romanino and Moretto for the Congregations of Santa Giustina of Padua, and of San Giorgio in Alga. The second approach adopted for the purposes of examination of strategies for the establishment of a Brescian visual identity employed in this study is to focus on representations of the Eucharist. It will be shown that Moretto developed a new visual motif of the 'Eucharistic Christ' in response to the growing popularity of the Forty Hours devotion in Brescia.

Item Type:	Thesis or Dissertation (PhD)
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > ND Painting
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Moretto, da Brescia, 1498?-1554, Romanino, Girolamo, ca. 1485-ca. 1566, Christian art and symbolism -- Italy -- Brescia, Lord's Supper in art, National characteristics, Italian, Jesus Christ -- Art, Painting, Italian -- 16th century -- Themes, motives, Brescia (Italy) -- Social conditions -- 16th century
Date:	September 1999
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	Department of History of Art
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Hills, Paul
Format of File:	pdf
Extent:	388 leaves : col. ill.
Language:	eng
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/2315

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