Ornament and the grotesque: fantastical decoration from antiquity to art nouveau
Alessandra Zamperini • Thames & Hudson • ISBN-13 978-0500238561
Ornament and the grotesque: fantastical decoration from antiquity to art nouveau
Alessandra Zamperini • Thames & Hudson
ISBN-10: 0500238561 · ISBN-13: 978-0500238561 · 2008
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When Nero's Domus Aurea was inadvertently rediscovered in Rome at the end of the 15th century, its sumptuous interiors not only sparked renewed interest in ancient culture but revealed an unfamiliar, playful style of classical ornament that captured the imagination of Renaissance artists.
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