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Pastiglia boxes of the Renaissance
Precious custodians of long-lost secrets

Decorated with historical figures in pastiglia, these boxes originated within the culture of the Renaissance courts and learned environments of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and feature themes centred on Heroism and Love, classical mythology and a particular form of Eroticism.
2021, Cartonato con sovraccoperta, 376pp., 775ill.
ISBN: 9788842225294
€ 160,00

Memories of Arcadia

Classicism, the new models and the literary sources shaping the decorative arts at the court of Pope Clement XI

Maiolica in the pure Louis XIV style

The decorative arts, including the elegant maiolica produced at the end of the 17th century in the workshop of Carlo Antonio Grue, responded sensitively to the dynamics of contemporary events and fine art.
Author: Fernando Filipponi
2020, Paperback, 192pp., 84ill.
ISBN: 9788842225126
€ 36,00

Pasolini and Matera

Il racconto della mostra

Pasolini at Matera, as told by an exhibition

The ancient history and deep roots of this haunting, cliffside town so similar to parts of Palestine, made a deep impression on Pasolini, one of the greatest intellectuals of 20th-century Italy, and his masterpiece changed its image and its destiny.
Edited by: Giuseppe Appella, Marta Ragozzino
2020, Paperback, 352pp.
ISBN: 9788842224136
€ 35,00