Italian Paintings, 1300-1800: The Collections of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

The first in a projected series of catalogues documenting the permanent collections of the Kansas City, Missouri museum focuses on the Italian paintings, each of which is reproduced in color, accompanied by some 200 b&w comparative illustrations. All the major Italian schools from 1300-1800 are represented by the 60 paintings in this collection. Two essays discuss the history of Italian painting collecting in Kansas City, and the use of infrared reflectography for study of paintings in the collection. A labor of several years, the catalogue entries include artist biographies; technical notes and a detailed description; documented commentary with discussion of attribution, date, subject, and function; a list of references that also summarizes the critical history of each work; and a full account of exhibition history and provenance. 10x12" Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.