Grotesques and arabesques figurative language in the French decorative art of XVII-XVIII centuries
The article analyzes the imagery of grotesque and arabesque, which were an important primary source of ornamental language of French decorative arts in the XVII-XVIII centuries. Grotesque reproduced murals (fresco) of ancient buildings (caves) discovered in course of XV century excavations in Rome....
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| Language: | English |
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Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
2016-12-01
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| Series: | RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.rudn.ru/semiotics-semantics/article/view/14312 |