The Fonte Gaia from Renaissance to Modern Times : : A History of Construction, Preservation, and Reconstruction in Siena / / Chiara E. Scappini, David Boffa.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter AUP eBook Package 2016-2018
• VerfasserIn: Scappini, Chiara E.,; Boffa, David,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (248 p.) :; 106 halftones

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.

Table of Contents

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