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The rhetoric of fictive architecture : Copia and Amplificatio in Altichiero Da Zevio's Paintings at the Oratory of St George in Padua
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Lupi, Livia (2017) The rhetoric of fictive architecture : Copia and Amplificatio in Altichiero Da Zevio's Paintings at the Oratory of St George in Padua. Architectural History, 60 . pp. 1-35. doi:10.1017/arh.2017.1
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/arh.2017.1
Abstract
This article examines the relationship between architecture in painting and rhetorical theory, proposing that fictive buildings are often a powerful form of visual rhetoric aiming to entice the viewer and showcase the artist's skill. Illustrating the potential of a rhetorical approach for the interpretation of architecture more widely, the article focuses on Altichiero da Zevio's fresco cycle in the Oratory of St George in Padua (c. 1379–84), suggesting that his structurally inventive and intricately decorated architectural settings can be interpreted through the rhetorical tropes copia and amplificatio. It argues that fourteenth-century Padua was an environment particularly receptive to rhetorical theory, and suggests that viewers would have experienced Altichiero's fictive buildings as a visual equivalent of the persuasive strategies employed in contemporary textual composition. The analysis highlights the rhetorical messages of architectural forms, underscoring the porosity between two and three-dimensional buildings for a more integrated consideration of architecture and its communicative powers.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | N Fine Arts > ND Painting | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > History of Art | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Altichiero, active 1369-1384, Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance -- Italy -- Padua, Oratorio di San Giorgio (Padua, Italy), Architecture in art | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Architectural History | ||||||
| Publisher: | Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0066-622X | ||||||
| Official Date: | 17 November 2017 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 60 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1-35 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1017/arh.2017.1 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Publisher Statement: | This article has been published in a revised form in Architectural History. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/arh.2017.1 This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. © The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain 2017 | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
| Copyright Holders: | © The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain 2017 | ||||||
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