Problemi di iconografia di storie mitiche. Letture e interpretazioni

An analysis of several fragments of Corinthian painted pottery with mythological themes: the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, Deianira’s story, and others

L'Italia e il Mediterraneo orientale

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la scultura in funzione architettonica a costantinopoli tra v e vi secolo aspetti tecnici tipologici e stilistici

Data la complessità e l'ampiezza dell'argomento, s'intende proporre solo alcune riflessioni su quegli 'episodi' e quegli esempi, molti ben conosciuti e più volte analizzati, altri invece meno noti, i quali potranno meglio illustrare i momenti più significativi dello sviluppo della scultura architettonica costantinopolitana lungo un percorso che conduce alle straordinarie novità che si manifestano nei primi decenni del VI secolo. É un campo d'indagine assai vasto, che ha alimentato e continua ad alimentare una letteratura critica altrettanto ampia, ricca di saggi e contributi, con approcci e chiavi di lettura variamente declinati, ma che alla somma dei fatti, si rivelano proficuamente complementari

La corrispondenza epistolare come rete di conoscenza, dibattito e azione. Le riflessioni sulle arti e sulla tutela di Philip Webb, Giacomo Boni e John Ruskin

Taking as reference point the figure of John Ruskin, we intend to explore in this paper the relationship between two interesting personalities of the European artistic world at the end of the 19thcentury, Philip Webb and Giacomo Boni. Through the correspondence of these scholars held in Italian and British Archives, we consider here a variety of topics concerning the political heritage, literary and art-historical debates in modern Europe. In particular the epistolary reports and archival documentation, relating to the inspections upon monuments carried out by Boni throughout the Italian territory, reveal a sympathetic reception of the Ruskinian theories and indications concerning restoration, albeit with an application ‘tempered’ by the need to realize concrete and effective solutions respecting and safeguarding a monument

3D MODELLING AND MEDIEVAL LIGHTING RECONSTRUCTION FOR RUPESTRIAN CHURCHES

The aim of this research is to define a method, able to analyse the systems of illumination in the medieval period, through a 3D virtual model reconstruction. It specifically needs to deepen the interactions between natural and artificial illumination in confined spaces. The study describes and examines the best survey technique to obtain a 3D model reconstruction, according to the achievement of such lighting scenarios, and the most suitable tools for lighting analysis. Thus, it is possible to carry out accurate interpretations of the past starting from historical sources and scientific data about lighting. This method was validated on a case study of a rupestrian church in Matera. The rupestrian contexts are less investigated in relation to mediaeval artificial lighting even if there are recognitions and comparative studies of widespread contexts, not only in Puglia and Basilicata, but also in Mediterranean area (e.g. in Cappadocia and Cyprus) which allow identifying evidences related to artificial lighting systems. The architectural signs (hole, niches, etc.) for ancient luminaries can be studied in 3D and lighting prospective. Lastly, the virtual model of the rupestrian church was imported into an opensource visualisation software (3D Heritage Online Presenter) to be appreciable on line and to promote historical heritage knowledge

Last Men Standing: Chlamydatus Portraits and Public Life in Late Antique Corinth

Notable among the marble sculptures excavated at Corinth are seven portraits of men wearing the long chlamys of Late Antique imperial office. This unusual costume, contemporary portrait heads, and inscribed statue bases all help confirm that new public statuary was created and erected at Corinth during the 4th and 5th centuries. These chlamydatus portraits, published together here for the first time, are likely to represent the Governor of Achaia in his capital city, in the company of local benefactors. Among the last works of the ancient sculptural tradition, they form a valuable source of information on public life in Late Antique Corinth