Book ID: CBB423825577

Construction as Depicted in Western Art: From Antiquity to the Photograph (2021)

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Tutton, Michael (Author)


Amsterdam University Press
Publication date: 2021
Language: English


Publication Date: 2021
Physical Details: 297

The Art of Building has captured the interest of artists from the Roman period to today. The process of construction appears in western art in all its details, trades, and operations. Michael Tutton investigates the representation of building processes and materials through an examination of paintings, illuminated manuscripts, watercolours, prints, drawings and sculpture. Technical terms are explained and detailed interpretations of each work are provided, with insights into the artists' inspiration and themes. Even paintings not wholly or principally devoted to construction sites may give tantalising glimpses of building activity. How do these images convey meaning? How much is imagined; how much is authentic? Fully referenced endnotes, bibliography, and glossary complement the text and captions, informing not only the architectural and construction historian, but also those simply interested in art.

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Authors & Contributors
Boothby, Thomas
Bork, Robert Odell
Edison, Michael P.
Grathwol, Robert P.
Jiang, Xiaoyuan
Lavrik, A. D.
Journals
Endeavour: Review of the Progress of Science
History of Science
Icon: Journal of the International Committee for the History of Technology
Indian Journal of History of Science
Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Publishers
Johns Hopkins University Press
Columbia University
Ashgate
ASTM
Carocci Editore
Center of Military History, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army
Concepts
Architecture
Building construction
Building engineering
Technology
Technology and art
Cement; lime; concrete
People
Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus
Chrysler, Walter Percy (1875-1940)
Van Alen, William (1883-1954)
Time Periods
20th century, early
Medieval
17th century
19th century
20th century
Ancient
Places
Rome (Italy)
China
Europe
New York City (New York, U.S.)
India
Chicago (Illinois, U.S.)
Institutions
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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