Moerman, Filip: Mattia Preti. The Banquet Scenes. Sources and Strategies. Rome: 2026. 270 pages, 130 illustrations. Paperback. 17.4 x 24.5cms. A study of Mattia Preti's large banquet scenes. Five chapters trace Preti's literary sources and pictorial precedents; contextualise the series within Preti's Roman period; carry out iconographic and stylistic analyses of extant works; and consider their critical reception.
A study of Mattia Preti's large banquet scenes. Five chapters trace Preti's literary sources and pictorial precedents; contextualise the series within Preti's Roman period; carry out iconographic and stylistic analyses of extant works; and consider their critical reception. Text in English