Reviving the Renaissance: The Use and Abuse of the Past in Nineteenth-Century Italian Art and Decoration (Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture)

Rosanna Pavoni, Ornella Selvafolta, Giuliana Ricci, Mauro Cozzi, Luigi Zangheri, Annalisa Zanni, Grazietta Butazzi, Stefano Della Torre, Valeria Pracchi, Mariaantonietta Picone Petrusa, and Fernando Mazzocca.

ISBN 10: 0521481511 / ISBN 13: 9780521481519

Published by Cambridge University, 1997

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1997 Cambridge University hardcover edition.Light reading wear else very good condition.

Contents:

1. 'The legacy of the Renaissance in nineteenth-century architecture and applied arts periodicals' by Ornella Selvafolta;
2. 'Architettura in fiore' by Giuliana Ricci;
3. 'Architecture, ornament, the neo-Renaissance and photography' by Mauro Cozzi and Luigi Zangheri;
4. 'The neo-Renaissance as the image of the private' by Annalisa Zanni;
5. 'The abuse of the Renaissance: elegance and revival in post-Unification Italy' by Grazietta Butazzi;
6. 'The neo-Renaissance in nineteenth-century Italy: the search for self-representation in city architecture' by Stefano Della Torre and Valeria Pracchi;
7. 'The Italian neo-Renaissance at exhibitions during the later nineteenth century' by Mariaantonietta Picone Petrusa;
8. 'The Renaissance repertoire in the history painting of nineteenth-century Italy' by Fernando Mazzocca.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reviving the Renaissance: The Use and Abuse of the Past in Nineteenth-Century Italian Art and Decoration (Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture)
• Publisher: Cambridge University
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521481511
• ISBN 13: 9780521481519
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art & Artists

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Synopsis

This book offers an account of neo-Renaissance taste and style in Italy during the second half of the nineteenth century, and of the ways in which the Renaissance was enlisted in the search for Italian national identity. Contributions are included on art, architecture, town planning, and on more everyday topics such as fashions and furnishings. The successful dissemination of Renaissance design is also examined, through art schools, fashion magazines, historical painting and photography.