Ambition, Art, and Image-Making in an Early Quattrocento Court - The Palazzo Trinci Frescoes

This study provides new interpretations of the little-known but fascinating Palazzo Trinci frescoes, relating them for the first time both to their physical context, and to their social, political and cultural environment.

List of contents

1. The Trinci: Setting the Scene 2. The Bridge: A Transitional Space 3. The Story of Ilia: Foundation Myth or Investigation of Virtue? 4. The Sala dei Giganti: The Lessons from History 5. The Camera delle Rose: Vita Activa and Vita Contemplativa

About the author

Sarah Roberts received a PhD in Art History from the Open University and is now an independent researcher and writer.

Summary

This study provides new interpretations of the little-known but fascinating Palazzo Trinci frescoes, relating them for the first time both to their physical context, and to their social, political and cultural environment.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Roberts, Roberts Sarah
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032734545
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3273454-5
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Routledge Research in Art History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, ART / History / General, History of Art, Painting & paintings, Renaissance art, Renaissance style, Paintings and painting