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Giuliano Da Sangallo and the Ruins of Rome - by Cammy Brothers (Hardcover)

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  • An illuminating reassessment of the architect whose innovative drawings of ruins shaped the enduring image of ancient Rome Giuliano da Sangallo (1443-1516) was one of the first architects to draw the ruins and artifacts of ancient Rome in a systematic way.
  • About the Author: Cammy Brothers is associate professor in the School of Architecture at Northeastern University.
  • 320 Pages
  • Art, History

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About the Book



"An illuminating reassessment of the architect whose innovative drawings of ruins shaped the enduring image of ancient Rome"--



Book Synopsis



An illuminating reassessment of the architect whose innovative drawings of ruins shaped the enduring image of ancient Rome

Giuliano da Sangallo (1443-1516) was one of the first architects to draw the ruins and artifacts of ancient Rome in a systematic way. Cammy Brothers shows how Giuliano played a crucial role in the Renaissance recovery of antiquity, and how his work transformed the broken fragments of Rome's past into the image of a city made whole.

Drawing new insights from the Codex Barberini and the Taccuino Senese--two exquisite collections of Giuliano's drawings on parchment--Brothers reveals how the Florentine architect devoted enormous energy to the representation of ruins, and how his studies of Rome formed an integral part of his work as a designer. She argues that Giuliano's inventive approach, which has often been mischaracterized as fantastical or naive, infused the architect's craft with the sensibilities of a poet and painter. Brothers demonstrates how his drawings form the basis for a reevaluation of the meaning and method of the Renaissance study of ancient artifacts, and brings to life the transformative moment when artists and architects began to view the fragments of ancient Rome not as broken artifacts of little interest but as objects of aesthetic contemplation.

Featuring a wealth of Giuliano's magnificent drawings, this compelling book provides an incomparable lens through which to explore essential questions about the aesthetic value, significance, and the uses of the past for today's architects.



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"

An impressive, comprehensive presentation and an eye-opening reading of the marvelous drawings, contextualized in a rich and intelligent discussion of their position within the architectural practice of Giuliano da Sangallo and the architectural theory of his time.

"---Maria Fabricius Hansen, Renaissance Quarterly

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[An] important book. . . . Brothers provides an original and erudite analysis of Giuliano's architectural drawings as well as of the reception of the drawings among his contemporaries, and successfully covers issues related to architectural practice. . . . The book provides stunning visual evidence to support the thesis that Giuliano's perception of Rome was transformative and that his work has had a lasting and profound impact on the idea of the city as well as on material culture.

"---Deborah H. Cibelli, Sixteenth Century Journal

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A refreshingly original contribution to the field.

"---David Hemsoll, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians

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A very important and welcome contribution to architectural and art histories of the Italian Renaissance, to studies of Rome, and to the history of the book. It is synthetic and highly innovative, like Giuliano himself.

"---Mirka Benes, Renaissance and Reformation

"[A] beautifully illustrated analysis of Sangallo's work."-- "Choice"

"A handsome new book by art and architecture historian Cammy Brothers, Giuliano da Sangallo and the Ruins of Rome helps to unravel the riddle of where Bramante got his knowledge of ancient building, and her history is a bold revision of the standard accounts. . . . This book is truly a brilliant, unprecedented scholarly achievement that should place her in the front rank of architectural historians working today."---Mark Alan Hewitt, Common Edge

"Engagingly written and richly illustrated study of Giuliano da Sangallo. . . . Brothers's study is a welcome intervention that reminds us that. . . . [Sangallo] was integral to how the next generations . . . produced their own vision of antiquity that informed urban renewal in the baroque Eternal City and beyond."---Robert John Clines, Renaissance Studies



About the Author



Cammy Brothers is associate professor in the School of Architecture at Northeastern University. She is the author of Michelangelo, Drawing, and the Invention of Architecture and is a regular contributor on art and books to the Wall Street Journal. She lives in Brookline, Massachusetts. Website cammybrothers.com Twitter @BrothersCammy
Dimensions (Overall): 11.4 Inches (H) x 9.1 Inches (W) x 1.2 Inches (D)
Weight: 3.45 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Art
Sub-Genre: History
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover
Author: Cammy Brothers
Language: English
Street Date: January 25, 2022
TCIN: 84906582
UPC: 9780691193793
Item Number (DPCI): 247-32-7915
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 3.45 pounds
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