S. Andrea in Mantua The Building History

Name: S. Andrea in Mantua The Building History
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ISBN: 9780271011868

ISBN-10: 0271011866

ISBN-13: 9780271011868

Edition: 1975

Authors: Eugene J. Johnson

List price: $62.95

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S. Andrea in Mantua is the final architectural work and the masterpiece of Leon Battista Alberti, the great 15th-century Italian humanist. As a key monument of Renaissance architecture and a seminal work for later developments including the work of Bramante and endless repetitions in Baroque Europe, the novelty of the spatial creation in S. Andrea has long been recognized.What has been obscured by the long period of construction--over 300 years--is the extent to which the existing building reflects Alberti's plan. This book, through a careful investigation of the church fabric and a sound interpretation of all relevant documents, demonstrates the fidelity of the current building to…

Book details

List price: $62.95
Copyright year: 1975
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Publication date: 12/14/1990
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 220
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 2.112
Language: English

Eugene J. Johnson is a Professor of Art at Williams College as well as Curator of the Williams College Museum of Art. He received his PhD at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.