Mortuary chapels of Renaissance condottieri

Author

Wegener, Wendy J.

Document type

Thèse

Language

English

Source

Ph.D.; Princeton University; 1989; microform, photocopy; DA9002707 ; 404 p.

Abstract (en)

Examines north Italian mortuary chapels of mercenary cavalry captains, and traces the emergence of a specific type of chapel design incorporating an equestrian tomb, in which medieval chivalric and classical antique motifs are synthesized to give expression to the virtù of the deceased.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Sculpture -- Italy
• Condottieri
• Italy
• 1400-1600
• Sepulchral monuments
• Chapels
• Dissertations
• United States
• Chivalry
• Antiquity [culture]
• Influence
• Iconography
• Renaissance
• Equestrian monuments

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Sculpture -- Italie
• Condottieres
• Italie
• 1400-1600
• Monument funéraire
• Chapelle [édifice]
• Thèse
• Etats-Unis
• Chevalerie
• Antiquité
• Influence
• Iconographie
• Renaissance
• Statue équestre

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910701-00456356

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