1000 Years of World Architecture: An Illustrated GuideThis volume is a guide to the main characteristics, movements and regional variants of a millennium of Western architecture, from the early Romanesque to the most recent contemporary trends. |
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Page 140
... creation of an ' Italian ' art signified the accomplishment of what could not be done on the political plane , confirming the pre - eminent position of the visual arts in Renaissance culture . Julius II's ambitious goals sought the ...
... creation of an ' Italian ' art signified the accomplishment of what could not be done on the political plane , confirming the pre - eminent position of the visual arts in Renaissance culture . Julius II's ambitious goals sought the ...
Page 196
... creation on the first floor of the famous Galerie des Glaces ( ' Hall of Mirrors ' ) , which , although derived from Fontainebleau and from similar English creations , outdid all that had been made until then , at least from the ...
... creation on the first floor of the famous Galerie des Glaces ( ' Hall of Mirrors ' ) , which , although derived from Fontainebleau and from similar English creations , outdid all that had been made until then , at least from the ...
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... creation of what proved to be his most ambitious undertaking , the enormous complex of the royal palace at Caserta . Vanvitelli's creation is an expression of the architectural culture of the Italian late baroque , along with ...
... creation of what proved to be his most ambitious undertaking , the enormous complex of the royal palace at Caserta . Vanvitelli's creation is an expression of the architectural culture of the Italian late baroque , along with ...
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