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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Art, Italian"”.
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Building Across the Sacred Landscape: The Romanesque Churches of Verona in their Urban Context
This project explores the intersection of art, religion, and community within the historical context of the Middle Ages, where architecture acts as an expression of the experience of urban life, as well as an affecting locus of social interaction. It focuses on medieval Verona, where the immense …
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The Journey to the Underworld: Topography, Landscape, and Divine Inhabitants of the Roman Hades
… we have no preserved ancient map of Hades, the artists decorating Roman monuments with otherworldly images, mainly tombs or sarcophagi, repeatedly employed specific natural or architectural elements that were reminiscent of the written descriptions and inspired by the widespread cultural and …
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The Responsibilities of the Architect: Mass Production and Modernism in the Work of Marco Zanuso 1936-1972
… a key protagonist in the relationship of postwar Italian architecture culture to industrialization and capitalism. He is therefore an indicative figure with respect to the broader shift from Modernism to Postmodernism in architecture. Whereas previous studies of Zanuso have addressed either his …
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Staging Canova: Sculpture, Connoisseurship and Display, 1780-1843
Hailed in his time as the greatest living artist, Antonio Canova (1757-1822) expressed his genius not only through the masterful conception and carving of his sculptures, but also in the meticulous orchestration of their display. Enshrining his marble figures alongside plaster casts of ancient …
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The Catafalque of Paul V: Architecture, Sculpture and Iconography
… the accuracy of both the text and its author. Particular attention is paid to Guidiccioni's intellectual pursuits and his relationship with both Scipione Borghese and Bernini. Chapter two is devoted to Scipione Borghese and his patronage of art and architecture. Chapter three rehearses the …