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Street Style: Art and Dress in the Time of Caravaggio

By (author) Elizabeth Currie

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In late sixteenth-century Rome, artists found inspiration in bustling streets and taverns, depicting soldiers, Romani fortune tellers, sex workers and servants among the city’s poorest inhabitants. Street Style explores these hidden lives, uncovering how the stories of ordinary people are preserved through their clothing and appearances in art. Written records highlight the harsh conditions faced by marginalized groups, while prints and paintings often promoted visual stereotypes. With fresh interpretations of notable works by Caravaggio and his followers, this book reveals the complex social meanings of dress and the ways art captured and shaped the real-life struggles of early modern Italy’s lower classes.

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Publisher | Reaktion Books
Published date | 22 Sep 2025
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 200
Dimensions | 234 x 168 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-8363-9085-5
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BISAC | art / history / renaissance

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