Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
The Mask
Author: The Mask
Author: Edward Gordon CraigPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 954
Book Description
The Mask
Author: Il misterioso obelisco dell’elefante di Catania Catalogo della mostra, Biblioteche Riunite «Civica e A. Ursino Recupero», refettorio piccolo, 11 aprile-31 luglio 2012
Author: Santo Daniele SpinaPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291084886
Category : History
Languages : it
Pages : 78
Book Description
The obelisk in Piazza Duomo in Catania is Egyptianizing: that is to say, it is a monument that imitates Egyptian figurative elements in the imagery and in the regal and divine attributes. Furthermore, it does not exhibit hieroglyphics relating to the cult of Isis, but simply incised designs: above all human and divine figures, placed from top to bottom, which, as they do not constitute hieroglyphic writing in the full sense, serve a purely ornamental purpose. A peculiar characteristic of our obelisk, which tourist guides should highlight, is the untypical and singular octagonal shape, which so far has not been found in any other known obelisks, which have quadrangular section.
Art, Patronage, and Nepotism in Early Modern Rome
Author: Karen J. LloydPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000636984
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Drawing on rich archival research and focusing on works by leading artists including Guido Reni and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Karen J. Lloyd demonstrates that cardinal nephews in seventeenth-century Rome – those nephews who were raised to the cardinalate as princes of the Church – used the arts to cultivate more than splendid social status. Through politically savvy frescos and emotionally evocative displays of paintings, sculptures, and curiosities, cardinal nephews aimed to define nepotism as good Catholic rule. Their commissions took advantage of their unique position close to the pope, embedding the defense of their role into the physical fabric of authority, from the storied vaults of the Vatican Palace to the sensuous garden villas that fused business and pleasure in the Eternal City. This book uncovers how cardinal nephews crafted a seductively potent dialogue on the nature of power, fuelling the development of innovative visual forms that championed themselves as the indispensable heart of papal politics. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, early modern studies, religious history, and political history.
Bulletin
Author: Los Angeles County Museum of ArtPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Vol. 18- contain Its Annual report, 1965-
Time Out Rome
Author: Publisher: Time Out Guides
ISBN: 9780140266887
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This exhaustively updated handbook provides an honest and in-depth assessment of the most exuberant of European capital. TIME OUT Rome tells all about the best bars, restaurants, gelaterias, clubs, theaters, shops, markets, and festivals. In addition, the book gathers the city's sights--ancient and modern, world-famous and obscure--and makes them accessible to readers of all ages. Color and b&w photos throughout.
The Pope's Elephant
Author: Silvio A. BediniPublisher: Penguin Mass Market
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Examines the court of Pope Leo X in sixteenth-century Rome, and discusses the popularity of the Pope's white elephant, Hanno, a gift from the king of Portugal.
Indian Promenade
Author: Private Collectors in Mantua, 1500-1630
Author: Guido RebecchiniPublisher: Ed. di Storia e Letteratura
ISBN: 8884980496
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
Case studies of private art collections recorded during the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries in Mantua. This work seeks to show how the collectors' taste changed during this period and how these changes are reflected in the collections' display, and also seeks to contribute to the understanding of the original context of works of art in sixteenth and early seventeenth century private houses in a courtly city.