Resumen de Two disputes over copying in Bologna
An essay examining disputes that arose as a result of copies being made of the Italian artist Guido Reni's 1611 altarpiece depicting the Massacre of the innocents. The work was painted for the Berò family chapel in Bologna, Italy. The copies addressed in this essay are notable for having been made after the deaths of both the artist and the patron who initially commissioned the work. Drawing attention to the role of such copies in social interactions and disputes, the author demonstrates how—if a painting acquired fame over the years—problems of ownership and copyright could assume greater importance and become contentious issues.
