Geometries of silence : three approaches to neoclassical art / Anna Ottani Cavina ; translated by Al...
Geometries of silence : three approaches to neoclassical art / Anna Ottani Cavina ; translated by Al...
Geometries of silence : three approaches to neoclassical art / Anna Ottani Cavina ; translated by Alistair McEwen.
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Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, c2004.
Call Numbers
N709.033/10
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Language
English
Italian
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Physical Description
Physical content
xv, 250 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Contents
Antiquity as future : the past as a model for aesthetic renewal -- Living in the "ancient style" : European residences and the Italian model -- Landscapes of reason : the quest for basic geometric forms in landscape painting from David to Corot.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, c2004.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2004.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This book offers access to the aesthetics of neoclassical Europe from a new perspective: landscape painting and interior decoration. The source documents, together with the nexus of relationships they helped to establish, reveal a world shaken by a series of epochal changes. This study of paintings, drawings, and documents touches on such themes a...
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Full title
Geometries of silence : three approaches to neoclassical art / Anna Ottani Cavina ; translated by Alistair McEwen.
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Notes
General note
Italian Academy lectures.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
c2004.
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Call Numbers
N709.033/10
Record Identifier
74VKPRXVjXqO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKPRXVjXqO
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ISBN
0231132085 (alk. paper)
9780231132084 (alk. paper)
DDC
709.033
MMS ID
991019603609702626
