Early Christian and Medieval Antiquities - Osborne John
Mosaics and Wallpaintings in Roman Churches
KORTE INHOUD
Catalogued and illustrated here are 162 drawings and watercolours of mosaics and wallpaintings in Roman churches, now in the Mosaici Antichi albums which are housed in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle. Among the churches represented, S. Lorenzo fuori le mura and S. Maria in Trastevere feature in the greatest number of drawings, but detailed representations of the decoration in other churches, such as S. Andrea cata Barbara, S. Giovanni in Laterano, S. Clemente and S. Prassede, are also included. The Catalogue Raisonne analyzes each drawing in the greatest detail, including information on watermarks, annotations and types of mount. Literature is given both for the drawings and the subjects they portray. Every work catalogued is also illustrated, mostly in full colour, and frequently juxtaposed with examples of the actual mosaics or wallpaintings in situ. The introductory essays outline the important phases of Cassiano dal Pozzo's career, discuss the history and significance of the Paper Museum and explore t...
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1996Uitgever: Brepols Publishers384 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1872501621ISBN-13: 9781872501628Koop dit boek tweedehands
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This collection of drawings and watercolours of the mosaics and wallpaintings of early medieval churches in Rome forms an important part of the Paper Museum, since it sheds much light on the nature and scope of antiquarianism in Italy at the time of the Counter-Reformation. This collection of drawings and watercolours of the mosaics and wallpaintings of early medieval churches in Rome forms an important part of the paper Museum, since it sheds much light on the nature and scope of antiquarianism in Italy a...
