Ornament and the Grotesque Fantastical Decoration from Antiquity to Art Nouveau with 246 Illustrations 242 in Color

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Télécharger Ornament and the Grotesque Fantastical Decoration from Antiquity to Art Nouveau with 246 Illustrations 242 in Color PDF En Ligne Gratuitement Alessandra Zamperini - When Neros Golden House was unearthed in Rome at the end of the 15th century its sumptuous interiors not only sparked renewed interest in ancient culture but also revealed an unfamiliar playful style of Classical ornament The walls were adorned with parodies of classical mythology fantastic hybrid monsters images of perverse eroticism impossible architectural visions giant butterflies mischievous putti monkeys and sphinxes a whole repertoire of uninhibited imagination where nothing was tabooHowever it was Raphaels decoration of the Vatican Loggie in c1518 that made the grotesque into a Europeanwide fashion and it soon became an integral decorative feature of religious buildings and the most lavish residences This book reveals the key periods influences and artists that shaped grotesque ornament from its origins in Roman and medieval art to the discovery of the Golden House the Classical revival and its most important stylistic developments between the 15th and 19th centuries

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| Le Titre Du Livre | Ornament and the Grotesque Fantastical Decoration from Antiquity to Art Nouveau with 246 Illustrations 242 in Color |
| Auteur | Alessandra Zamperini |
| EAN | 9780500238561 |
| Livres Format | eBook PDF ePub |
| Langue | Anglais |
| Nombre de pages | 308 pages |
| Editeur | Thames Hudson Ltd |
| Nom de fichier | ornament-and-the-grotesque-fantastical-decoration-from-antiquity-to-art-nouveau-with-246-illustrations-242-in-color.pdf |
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