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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Baroque Architecture"”.
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Geometry and light in the architecture of Guarino Guarini
… as one of the great architects of the High Baroque. Author of imposing works on natural philosophy, mathematics and astronomy, plus a posthumous architectural 'trattato', the nature of his thought and its relation to his architecture is still unresolved. My enquiry is to investigate this …
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James Gibbs's Early Career: The Formation of a European Architect
James Gibbs was the most successful architect working in England of his generation. This thesis looks at a period of his career that was of fundamental importance to his success, but that has received insufficient coverage in the scholarship: his formation and, particularly, his training in Rome. …
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Azulejaria de Santarém nos séculos XVII e XVIII: revisitar um património azulejar in situ
A azulejaria em Portugal nos séculos XVII e XVIII é marcada pelo despontar da criação de peças figurativas de elevado valor artístico, em paralelo com outros trabalhos mais simples, todavia de grande efeito decorativo. Os azulejos converteram-se numa aplicação muito comum no revestimento de …
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The Catafalque of Paul V: Architecture, Sculpture and Iconography
… as well as eighteen engraved plates of its architecture and sculpture. Further details are found in the eye witness accounts of Giacinto Gigli and Paolo Alaleone as well as payment records preserved in the Borghese Archives. These sources allow us to reconstruct the appearance and …