The Research On The Lives Of The Modern Painters,Sculptors And Architects Of Giovan Pietro Bellori

This paper is the research about The Lives of The Modern Painters Sculptors and Architects which published in 1672 by Giovan Pietro Bellori,it concerns the form analysis and content discussions of the book.Formal analysis includes discussion and speculation on the selection of artists,and interpretation of the allegorical images which are for decoration of the texts.The discussions of the content involve the in-depth understanding of Bellori's idea,his image analysis and review of the artist's comments.The analysis of Bellori's concept of“idea”is to re-examine the connotation of his concept,to explore the source of content and structure,to find out how it influenced the critical ideas of The Lives.The selection of artists in the book has attracted too much attention and controversies.This paper attempts to make clear the selection from his emphasis on the erudition of artists,his attempt to establish the authority of Raphael,the friendship and the artistic interests.One of the more controversial aspects of this book is the allegorical images at the front of each artist's biography,they come from Bellori's profound knowledge.This paper also goes into“affetti”and“colore”which are important to the analysis of paintings,I find out that Bellori was not only sensitive to the artistic form,but also able to tell the different styles,which is quite hard to see in the early artistic writing.From the middle and late16^thh century to the 17^thh century,how important Carracci was and why?How much biased is the description of Caravaggio's character and artistic comments?Discussions never stop.A lot scholars have raised various questions about Bellori's views.With more attention to the social environment and the patron of art in 17^thcentury,my paper could be very close to the environment of 17^thh century,also has able to touch his sources of judgments,understand his meanings and appreciate his foresight.To restore the historical reality of Bellori and The Lives is the basic starting point of this paper,the most important goal is to analyze and understand both.