Book contents
- The Art Collector in Early Modern Italy
- The Art Collector In Early Modern Italy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Venice in Transition
- Chapter 2 Second-Generation Venetian
- Chapter 3 Odoni’s Façade
- Chapter 4 Creating Rome in Venice: Odoni’s Antigaia
- Chapter 5 The Portego
- Chapter 6 The Camere
- Chapter 7 Transmuting the Self: Lotto’s Portrait of Odoni
- Conclusion
- Appendix Aretino’s Letter To Odoni
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 5 - The Portego
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 August 2021
- The Art Collector in Early Modern Italy
- The Art Collector In Early Modern Italy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Venice in Transition
- Chapter 2 Second-Generation Venetian
- Chapter 3 Odoni’s Façade
- Chapter 4 Creating Rome in Venice: Odoni’s Antigaia
- Chapter 5 The Portego
- Chapter 6 The Camere
- Chapter 7 Transmuting the Self: Lotto’s Portrait of Odoni
- Conclusion
- Appendix Aretino’s Letter To Odoni
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In the quintessentially Venetian space of the portego, Odoni displayed works of art with the military and moral themes traditionally associated with the room. At the same time, he also transformed it into a gallery choc-a-block with ancient and modern sculpture, as well as paintings.
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- The Art Collector in Early Modern ItalyAndrea Odoni and his Venetian Palace, pp. 111 - 140Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021