Abstract
The aim of this paper is to present new literary evidence to understand the relationship between ancient Greek painting and some of the most important pictorial advances performed in the Roman Renaissance. In particular, I will focus on the classical tradition in the painting of Giovanni da Udine (1487-1564). For this purpose, I have used the testimony of George Turnbull (1698-1748). In one of his treatises, A Treatise on Ancient Painting (1740), he compares the painting of Pausias of Sicyon (IV century BC) and the Italian painter Giovanni da Udine. The observation and study of the Nero's Domus Aurea was a clear inspiration for Giovanni da Udine in his desire to create a painting all´antico. In addition, we discuss specifically the Loggia of Cardinal Bibbiena to see how the
classically inspired Giovanni da Udine.
classically inspired Giovanni da Udine.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 14-28 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Res Antiquitatis. Journal of Ancient History |
Volume | 2nd series |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Event | The International Conference Sources to Study Antiquity: Between Texts and Material Culture - NOVA FCSH, Lisboa, Portugal Duration: 9 May 2016 → 10 May 2016 |
Keywords
- Greek painting
- Turnbull
- Giovanni de Udine
- Renaissance
- Pausias