Italian frescos : from Giotto to Tiepolo /
Sbrilli, Irene,author.
Nesselrath, Arnold,writer of introduction.
Angelini, Alessandra,translator.
Notini, Sylvia,translator.
"The great painting cycles in the churches, the decorations of Renaissance palazzi, the rooms of the papal apartments, the Baroque ceilings of the Counter-Reformation ... A journey through the art of the fresco in Italy, from Trento to Palermo, a genre that sinks its roots in the ancient world, but that is also inextricably bound to European artistic culture."--Jacket.
Published in Italian as: Affreschi italiani : da Giotto a Tiepolo.
Includes index.
"The great painting cycles in the churches, the decorations of Renaissance palazzi, the rooms of the papal apartments, the Baroque ceilings of the Counter-Reformation ... A journey through the art of the fresco in Italy, from Trento to Palermo, a genre that sinks its roots in the ancient world, but that is also inextricably bound to European artistic culture."--Jacket.
Mural painting and decoration
Mural painting and decoration.