Displaying Art in the Early Modern Period: Exhibiting Practices and Exhibition Spaces (Routledge Research in Art Museums and Exhibitions)

"From aesthetic promenades in noble palaces to the performativity of religious apparatus, this edited volume reconsiders some of the events, habits and spaces that contributed to defining exhibition practices and shaping the imagery of the exhibition space in the early modern period. The contributors encourage connections between art history, exhibition studies, and architectural history, and explore micro-histories and long-term changes in order to open new perspectives for studying these pioneering exhibition-making practices. Aiming to understand what spaces have done and still do to art, the book explores an underdeveloped area in the field that has yet to trace its interdisciplinary nature and understand its place in the history of art. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, museum studies, exhibition history, and architectural history"-- Provided by publisher Cover Half Title Series Information Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Figures Contributors Part 1 Introduction 1 Reason for a Research Introduction Case Studies and Spaces Notes References Part 2 Public Spaces 2 Trading Spaces: The Display Practices of an Early Modern Auction in Edinburgh Introduction The Catalogue The Consumer The Auction House Display Concluding Thoughts Notes References 3 The Discourse of the Salon Notes References 4 Royal Spectacles and Social Networks: Early 18th-Century Salon Exhibition Practices Notes References Part 3 Domestic Spaces 5 Exhibition Design, Display Strategies, and Aesthetic Promenades at the Court of Gonzaga Introduction Performing the Ritual Experiencing the Celeste Galleria Notes References 6 “A Treasure of Riches and Curiosities”: Politics of Display at the Garde-Meuble De La Couronne, 1680–1789 Notes References 7 The Display of Metalwork in North European Domestic Spaces in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries Displaying and Collecting Metalwork in the Later Middle Ages – The Starting Point North European Domestic Spaces in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries Around the Table Domestic Objects of Piety Conclusion Notes References Part 4 Religious and Political Spaces 8 Displaying Art in a Sacred Space: The Artworks for the Triunfo of St. Ferdinand in Seville Cathedral (1671) Introduction Scenography, Performativity, and the Re-Signification of Sacred Space The Triunfo in a Multisensory Exhibition Performing Exhibition Display? “Montage Sequence” in the Triumph Plate Perspectives On the Material Objects Conclusions Notes References 9 The Ephemeral Façade of Cardinal De Solis’s Palace: Aesthetics and Politics in 18th-Century Rome Introduction Piazza Colonna, Palazzo Spada-Veralli, and the Ephemeral Façade of 1761 The 1769 Ephemeral Façade The Political Background Behind the Façade of Cardinal De Solís Conclusion Notes References Index The discourse of the Salon / Isabelle Piquet -- The display of metalwork in North European domestic spaces in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries / Hila Manor -- The ephemeral façade of Cardinal de Solis's palace : aesthetics and politics in 18th century Rome / Ginevera Odone