Periodic Reporting for period 3 - PERFORMART (Promoting, Patronising and Practising the Arts in Roman Aristocratic Families (1644-1740). The Contribution of Roman Family Archives to the History of Performing Arts)

I. The issue being addressedThe aim of the project is to offer an overview of the material, social, economic and political history of performance arts in Rome between 1644 and 1740. The idea is to shift attention from the papal commissions for art and architecture of baroque...