Il fuoco sacro di Roma: Vesta, Romolo, Enea
The Tempietto, the embodiment of the Renaissance mastery of classical architecture and its Christian reinvention, was also the preeminent commission of the Catholic kings, Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabel of Castile, in papal Rome. This book situates Bramante's time-honored memori…
"Explores the early career of Domenikos Theotokopoulos, 'El Greco, ' in particular his engagement with Italian art around the time of his sojourn in Venice and Rome (1567-76). Examines the form, function, and conception of religious images in the second half of the sixteenth cen…
The Georgics has for many years been a source of fierce controversy among scholars of Latin literature. Is the work optimistic or pessimistic, pro- or anti-Augustan? Should we read it as a eulogy or a bitter critique of Rome and her imperial ambitions? This book suggests that th…
Renowned as a period of cultural rebirth and artistic innovation, the Renaissance is cloaked in a unique aura of beauty and brilliance. Its very name conjures up awe-inspiring images of an age of lofty ideals in which life imitated the fantastic artworks for which it has become …
Enhver sejr blev i romerriget efterfulgt af et stort triumftog til Jupitertemplet på Capitolhøjen. Forfatteren gennemgår disse ceremonier og ser på både storheden og de mørkere sider af triumfen
Enhver sejr blev i romerriget efterfulgt af et stort triumftog til Jupitertemplet på Capitolhøjen. Forfatteren gennemgår disse ceremonier og ser på både storheden og de mørkere sider af triumfen
