Cicognara’ s views on fifteenth-century sculpture in light of his art library

Leopoldo Cicognara’s (1767-1834) Storia della scultura (Venice, 1813-18; second edition, Prato, 1823-24) is a stylistic history of Italian sculpture from the 14th century to his own time, culminating with Antonio Canova. In writing and then revising his survey, Cicognara relied on the art literature...

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Main Author: Barbara Steindl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Art History, University of Birmingham 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Art Historiography
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Online Access:https://arthistoriography.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/steindl.pdf