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A Revised Reconstruction of the Casa Bartholdy Fresco Cycle

1984; College Art Association; Volume: 66; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00043079.1984.10788188

1559-6478

Robert E. McVaugh,

Renaissance and Early Modern Studies

Transport to Berlin of the early Nazarene frescoes painted in Rome for J. S. Bartholdy, and later remodeling of the Palazzo Zuccari, have combined to cloud awareness of the original arrangement and appearance of the cycle. Published reconstructions reverse the order of the two frescoes by Schadow. Moreover, the two panels by Franz Catel, which were not moved to Berlin, remain little known and unpublished. Using unpublished photographs of the frescoes in situ as well as a fresh examination of published documents, the author attempts a new reconstruction. The result casts light on a surprising lack of homogeneity within the Nazarene movement in its formative stages.