Giuliano da Sangallo and the Ruins of Rome / / Cammy Brothers.

An illuminating reassessment of the architect whose innovative drawings of ruins shaped the enduring image of ancient RomeGiuliano da Sangallo (1443–1516) was one of the first architects to draw the ruins and artifacts of ancient Rome in a systematic way. Cammy Brothers shows how Giuliano played a c...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Arts 2022
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2022]
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Publicatiejaar:2022
Taal:English
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Fysieke beschrijving:1 online resource (320 p.) :; 211 color + 53 b/w illus.
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Other title:Frontmatter --
contents --
Acknowledgments and Note to the Reader --
Introduction --
1. The Architect as Bookmaker --
2. What Is Antique? --
3. Ornament and Abstraction --
4. Ruins and Representation --
5. Research, Reconstruction, and Design --
Epilogue: Rome Remade --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Index of Folios --
General Index --
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Samenvatting:An illuminating reassessment of the architect whose innovative drawings of ruins shaped the enduring image of ancient RomeGiuliano da Sangallo (1443–1516) was one of the first architects to draw the ruins and artifacts of ancient Rome in a systematic way. Cammy Brothers shows how Giuliano played a crucial role in the Renaissance recovery of antiquity, and how his work transformed the broken fragments of Rome's past into the image of a city made whole.Drawing new insights from the Codex Barberini—a collection of Giuliano's exquisite drawings on parchment—Brothers reveals how the Florentine architect devoted enormous energy to the representation of ruins, and how his studies of Rome formed an integral part of his work as a designer. She argues that Giuliano's inventive approach, which has often been mischaracterized as fantastical or naive, infused the architect's craft with the sensibilities of a poet and painter. Brothers demonstrates how his drawings form the basis for a reevaluation of the meaning and method of the Renaissance study of ancient artifacts, and brings to life the transformative moment when artists and architects began to view the fragments of ancient Rome not as broken artifacts of little interest but as objects of aesthetic contemplation.Featuring a wealth of Giuliano's magnificent drawings, this compelling book provides an incomparable lens through which to explore essential questions about the aesthetic value, significance, and function of the past for today's architects.
Formaat:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780691226521
9783110992809
9783110992816
9783110993899
9783110994810
9783110749731
DOI:10.1515/9780691226521?locatt=mode:legacy
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Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Cammy Brothers.