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Ornament and the Grotesque: Fantastical Decoration from Antiquity to Art Nouveau
Ornament and the Grotesque Fantastical Decoration from Antiquity to Art Nouveau
Author: Alessandra Zamperini
A lavish survey of the grotesque style in European painting and decoration, from Roman times to the late nineteenth century. — In the fifteenth century, the ruins of Nero's Domus Aurea were discovered in Rome. The first explorers to enter the interior of this spectacular palace complex had the sensation of finding themselves in a series of...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780500238561
ISBN-10: 0500238561
Publication Date: 10/27/2008
Pages: 320
Edition: illustrated edition
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Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Book Type: Hardcover
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