Baroque Naples and the industry of painting: the world in the workbench

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From the street to the studio -- Altarpieces, frescoes and the larger workshops, 1580-1620 -- Stanzione, Ribera and the years of consolidation, 1620-1656 -- Aniello Falcone and the rise of Neapolitan cabinet painting -- Art dealing at the lower levels of the market -- Dealing by artists -- The rise of the art merchants -- Public commissions -- Private collections of painting -- The viceroys -- Public exhibitions, artistic rivalry and the internationalization of Neapolitan baroque painting.