Painting in Stone: Architecture and the Poetics of Marble from Antiquity to the Enlightenment

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Fabio Barry

Painting in Stone

Architecture and the Poetics of Marble from Antiquity to the Enlightenment

Fabio Barry

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Yale University Press
07 December 2021

History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art; Renaissance art; Art & design styles: Baroque; Architectural structure & design; History of architecture

A sweeping history of premodern architecture told through the material of stone

Spanning almost five millennia, Painting in Stone tells a new history of premodern architecture through the material of precious stone. Lavishly illustrated examples include the synthetic gems used to simulate Sumerian and Egyptian heavens; the marble temples and mansions of Greece and Rome; the painted palaces and polychrome marble chapels of early modern Italy; and the multimedia revival in 19th-century England. Poetry, the lens for understanding costly marbles as an artistic medium, summoned a spectrum of imaginative associations and responses, from princes and patriarchs to the populace. Three salient themes sustained this “lithic imagination”: marbles as images of their own elemental substance according to premodern concepts of matter and geology; the perceived indwelling of astral light in earthly stones; and the enduring belief that colored marbles exhibited a form of natural—or divine—painting, thanks to their vivacious veining, rainbow palette, and chance images.

By: Fabio Barry
Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1.644kg
ISBN: 9780300248173
ISBN 10: 0300248172
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 07 December 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Fabio Barry is assistant professor in the Department of Art and Art History at Stanford University.

Reviews for Painting in Stone: Architecture and the Poetics of Marble from Antiquity to the Enlightenment

One might think that, after the many studies published over the past 50 years about coloured marbles in architecture, there would be no need for a new work on the subject. Painting in Stone by Fabio Barry has made me completely change my mind. -Dario del Bufalo, The Art Newspaper A tour de force of erudition and interpretation in the field of cultural history that will have a long-lasting legacy...Barry's book is a welcome arrival, clearly the synthesis of research conducted over the course of an entire career. -Adriano Aymonino, Apollo Painting in Stone is peppered with arresting insights, quotes and information. It is also a wonder to behold, full of fantastic colour photographs, many of which Barry took himself. -James Hall, Literary Review [U]ncovers some delicious treasures -The Oldie Winner of the 2021 PROSE award in Architecture and Urban Planning, sponsored by the Association of American Publishers Apollo Magazine's Book of the Year Painting in Stone is one of the most ambitious, learned, and original books on art and architecture written in recent decades. Barry writes vividly and powerfully, expounding the meaning of marble in architecture in a most engaging way. -Nicholas Penny, director of the National Gallery, London (2008-15) The most original and comprehensive book in architectural history since I don't know when. A major achievement. -Robert S. Nelson, Yale University