Capriccio all’antica. Shaping the Ruin in the Age of Enlightenment

From its outset in the 14th century, the poetics of ruin underwent a gradual mutation from nostalgic lamentation to romancing reverie. However, it was during the age of Enlightenment, and in the context of archaeological discoveries and picturesque voyages, that the perception of ruin acquired a mor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cosmin Ungureanu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Publishing House of the Romanian Academy 2012-01-01
Series:Revue Roumaine d'Histoire de l'Art : Série Beaux-Arts
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Online Access:http://www.istoria-artei.ro/resources/files/RRHA_2012_Cosmin-Ungureanu.pdf