Sixtus IV and the Basso Della Rovere D'Aragona Overdoor: Architecture and Sculpture in Renaissance Savoan...

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Mauro Mussolin

Sixtus IV and the Basso Della Rovere D'Aragona Overdoor

Architecture and Sculpture in Renaissance Savoan

Mauro Mussolin

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Officina Libraria
01 October 2020

Renaissance art; Sculpture; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides

Series: Acton Collection Series

November 19, 1479: a dynastic alliance, two noble scions, a regal wedding, short-lived and with an unhappy ending. These pages reconstruct the story of the magnificent bas relief in the Acton Collection (Villa La Pietra, Florence), commissioned to celebrate the marriage between Antonio Basso Della Rovere, nephew of Pope Sixtus IV, and Caterina Marzano d'Aragona, the niece of King Ferdinand I of Naples. The heraldic symbols of the three coats of arms leave no doubt about the identities of the characters and events surrounding its creation, and lead us to the original location of the work, born as the overdoor to the main portal of the Basso Della Rovere Palace in piazza della Maddalena in Savona. Through close examination of the Della Rovere in Rome, this study highlights some previously unknown facts about the family's origins and returns to Savona and its role as a political, cultural, and artistic protagonist in late 15th-century Italy. AUTHOR: Mauro Mussolin, historian of art and architecture, has published on sacred space and collective rituals, architecture and local identity, religious orders and cities, and architectural models drawings and projects by Michelangelo. 46 colour, 10 b/w images

By: Mauro Mussolin
Imprint: Officina Libraria
Country of Publication: Italy
Dimensions: Height: 165mm, Width: 240mm,
Weight: 327g
ISBN: 9788833670782
ISBN 10: 8833670783
Series: Acton Collection Series
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 01 October 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Mauro Mussolin, historian of art and architecture, has published on sacred space and collective rituals, architecture and local identity, religious orders and cities, and architectural models drawings and projects by Michelangelo.