The Fonte Gaia from Renaissance to Modern Times : : A History of Construction, Preservation, and Reconstruction in Siena / / Chiara E. Scappini, David Boffa.
The Fonte Gaia from Renaissance to Modern Times examines the history of Siena's famous public fountain, from its fifteenth-century origins to its eventual replacement by a copy in the nineteenth century (and the modern fate of both). The book explores how both the Risorgimento and the Symbolist...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter AUP eBook Package 2016-2018 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2017] ©2017 |
Year of Publication: | 2017 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 p.) :; 106 halftones |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. Siena: Water and Power -- 2. The First Fonte Gaia -- 3. A History of Disrepair -- 4. The Nineteenth-Century Fonte Gaia -- Appendix I: Preliminary Research on the Condition of the Fonte Gaia -- Appendix II: Dismantling and Cleaning the Fonte Gaia -- Documents -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | The Fonte Gaia from Renaissance to Modern Times examines the history of Siena's famous public fountain, from its fifteenth-century origins to its eventual replacement by a copy in the nineteenth century (and the modern fate of both). The book explores how both the Risorgimento and the Symbolist movements have shaped our perceptions of the Italian Renaissance, as the Quattrocento was filtered through the lens of contemporary art and politics. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9789048535279 9783110667318 9783110662849 9783110604252 9783110603255 9783110604184 9783110603187 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9789048535279?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Chiara E. Scappini, David Boffa. |