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An illuminating reassessment of the architect whose innovative drawings of ruins shaped the enduring image of ancient RomeGiuliano da Sangallo (1443–1516) was one of the first architects to draw the ruins and artifacts of ancient Rome in a systematic way. Cammy Brothers shows how Giuliano played a crucial role in the Renaissance recovery of antiquity, and how his work transformed the broken fragments of Rome's past into the image of a city made whole.Drawing new insights from the Codex Barberini and the Taccuino Senese—two exquisite collections of Giuliano's drawings on parchment—Brothers reveals how the Florentine architect devoted enormous energy to the representation of ruins, and how his studies of Rome formed an integral part of his work as a designer. She argues that Giuliano's inventive approach, which has often been mischaracterized as fantastical or naive, infused the architect's craft with the sensibilities of a poet and painter. Brothers demonstrates how his drawings form the basis for a reevaluation of the meaning and method of the Renaissance study of ancient artifacts, and brings to life the transformative moment when artists and architects began to view the fragments of ancient Rome not as broken artifacts of little interest but as objects of aesthetic contemplation.Featuring a wealth of Giuliano's magnificent drawings, this compelling book provides an incomparable lens through which to explore essential questions about the aesthetic value, significance, and the uses of the past for today's architects.

Questo secondo volume della collana della Scuola di Specializzazione in Beni Architettonici e Paesaggio dell'Ateneo Federico II di Napoli raccoglie studi, iniziative, progetti didattici e scientifici sul tema dell'archeologia campana in connessione con il dibattito architettonico europeo e sul tema della stagione neoclassica nei suoi intrecci fra architettura e archeologia. L'Autore cita in questo volume scambi culturali, studi e progetti scientifici di numerosi studiosi tra cui vanno ricordati, tra gli altri: Gabriella Cianciolo, Paola D'Alconzo, Salvatore Di Liello, Luigi Gallo, Paolo Giulierini, Andrea Maglio, Paolo Mascilli Migliorini, Andrea Milanese, Massimo Osanna, Andrea Pane,Renata Picone, Federico Rausa, Giorgio Rocco, Valentina Russo, Massimiliano Savorra, Gabriel Zuchtriegel. This second volume of the series of the School of Specialization in Architectural and Landscape Heritage of the University Federico II of Naples collects studies, initiatives, educational and scholarly projects on the theme of archeology in Campania in connection with the European architectural debate and on the theme of the neoclassical period in its intertwining of architecture and archeology. The author mentions in this volume cultural exchanges, studies and academic projects of numerous scholars among whom should be mentioned: Gabriella Cianciolo, Paola D'Alconzo, Salvatore Di Liello, Luigi Gallo, Paolo Giulierini, Andrea Maglio, Paolo Mascilli Migliorini, Andrea Milanese, Massimo Osanna, Andrea Pane, Renata Picone, Federico Rausa, Giorgio Rocco, Valentina Russo, Massimiliano Savorra, and Gabriel Zuchtriegel.

This book presents the first sustained study of the stunning drawings of Roman ruins by Haarlem artist Maarten van Heemskerck (1498–1574; in Rome, 1532–ca. 1537). In three parts, Arthur J. DiFuria describes Van Heemskerck's pre-Roman training, his time in Rome, and his use his ruinscapes for the art he made during his forty-year post-Roman phase. Building on the methods of his predecessors, Van Heemskerck mastered a dazzling array of methods to portray Rome in compelling fashion. Upon his return home, his Roman drawings sustained him for the duration of his prolific career. Maarten van Heemskerck's Rome concludes with the first ever catalog to bring together all of Van Heemskerck's ruin drawings in state-of-the-art digital photography.

In this bold book, Jonas Grethlein proposes a new dialogue between the fields of Classics and aesthetics. Ancient material, he argues, has the capacity to challenge and re-orientate current debates. Comparisons with modern art and literature help to balance the historicism of classical scholarship with transcultural theoretical critique. Grethlein discusses ancient narratives and pictures in order to explore the nature of aesthetic experience. While our responses to both narratives and pictures are vicarious, the'as-if'on which they are premised is specifically shaped by the form of the representation. Form emerges as a key to how narratives and pictures constitute an important means of engaging with experience. Combining theoretical reflections with close readings, this book will appeal to art historians as well as to textual scholars.

Décryptez l'art de Jacob Jordaens en moins d'une heure!Longtemps dénigré et considéré comme un peintre populaire, Jacob Jordaens est aujourd'hui reconnu comme l'un des plus grands peintres flamands du XVIIe siècle. Passant toute sa vie à Anvers, il évolue d'abord dans l'ombre de Rubens, dont il sera considéré comme le successeur spirituel. À la mort du maître, il se retrouve à la tête du plus grand atelier de peinture de la ville. Les commandes affluent alors de l'Europe entière. À côté de tableaux mythologiques, bibliques ou historiques, il réalise également quelques portraits et, surtout, des scènes de genre au réalisme cru qui lui vaudront un important succès.Ce livre vous permettra d'en savoir plus sur :Le contexte politique et culturel dans lequel Jacob Jordaens évolueLa vie de l'artiste et son parcoursLes caractéristiques et spécificités de son artUne sélection d'œuvres-clés de JordaensSon impact dans l'histoire de l'artLe mot de l'éditeur :« Dans ce numéro de la série 50MINUTES | Artistes, Céline Muller retrace le parcours de Jacob Jordaens. Après l'histoire de sa vie et de son irrésistible ascension, elle se penche sur les clés de son succès : se nourrissant de différentes influences (notamment de l'art du Caravage et de l'esthétique baroque), l'artiste crée un style personnel dont l'auteure nous donne un bel aperçu en analysant quelques-unes de ses toiles les plus emblématiques, dont Le roi boit! » Stéphanie FeltenÀ PROPOS DE LA SÉRIE 50MINUTES | ArtistesLa série « Artistes » de la collection 50MINUTES aborde plus de cinquante artistes qui ont profondément marqué l'histoire de l'art, du Moyen Âge à nos jours. Chaque livre a été conçu à la fois pour les passionnés d'art et pour les amateurs curieux d'en savoir davantage en peu de temps. Nos auteurs analysent avec précision les œuvres des plus grands artistes tout en laissant place à toutes les interprétations.

This volume, number 13 in the Melbourne Art Journal series, brings together nine scholars who each explore an aspect of the art and architecture of Rome situated within the topography-or map-of Rome in the Renaissance and Early Modern periods, with several studies focusing on the eighteenth century. These are studies of sight and site: about how the appearance of different regions or aspects of the city intersect with complex systems of political, economic, social and artistic institutions and customs.