«Antichi affreschi a San Pier D’Arena». Reflections and new topics on the cycle of Sant'Agostino della Cella at Genoa

The mural paintings of the church of Sant’Agostino della Cella in Sampierdarena are one of the most discussed but less known fresco cycles of the Genoese Middle Ages, dated in a very wide span of time, between the beginning of 12th and the end of the 13th century. This paper reconsiders them from th...

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Main Author: Clario Di Fabio
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Language:Italian
Published: University of Bologna 2016-11-01
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Online Access:https://intreccidarte.unibo.it/article/view/6431
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description The mural paintings of the church of Sant’Agostino della Cella in Sampierdarena are one of the most discussed but less known fresco cycles of the Genoese Middle Ages, dated in a very wide span of time, between the beginning of 12th and the end of the 13th century. This paper reconsiders them from the archaeological, iconographic and stylistic point of view: combining the data of current scientific investigations along with those supplied by some nineteenth-century documents (a report edited in 1882 and some drawings by Alfredo d'Andrade) they can be dated around 1280 and read in a new perspective.
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spelling doaj.art-6878b1bfb71045209023387bb246695c2022-12-21T18:44:05ZitaUniversity of BolognaIntrecci d'arte2240-72512016-11-015110.6092/issn.2240-7251/64315817«Antichi affreschi a San Pier D’Arena». Reflections and new topics on the cycle of Sant'Agostino della Cella at GenoaClario Di FabioThe mural paintings of the church of Sant’Agostino della Cella in Sampierdarena are one of the most discussed but less known fresco cycles of the Genoese Middle Ages, dated in a very wide span of time, between the beginning of 12th and the end of the 13th century. This paper reconsiders them from the archaeological, iconographic and stylistic point of view: combining the data of current scientific investigations along with those supplied by some nineteenth-century documents (a report edited in 1882 and some drawings by Alfredo d'Andrade) they can be dated around 1280 and read in a new perspective.https://intreccidarte.unibo.it/article/view/6431Genova medievalePittura medievaleAffreschi medievaliGenova pitturaPittura del XIII secolo
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«Antichi affreschi a San Pier D’Arena». Reflections and new topics on the cycle of Sant'Agostino della Cella at Genoa
Intrecci d'arte
Genova medievale
Pittura medievale
Affreschi medievali
Genova pittura
Pittura del XIII secolo
title «Antichi affreschi a San Pier D’Arena». Reflections and new topics on the cycle of Sant'Agostino della Cella at Genoa
title_full «Antichi affreschi a San Pier D’Arena». Reflections and new topics on the cycle of Sant'Agostino della Cella at Genoa
title_fullStr «Antichi affreschi a San Pier D’Arena». Reflections and new topics on the cycle of Sant'Agostino della Cella at Genoa
title_full_unstemmed «Antichi affreschi a San Pier D’Arena». Reflections and new topics on the cycle of Sant'Agostino della Cella at Genoa
title_short «Antichi affreschi a San Pier D’Arena». Reflections and new topics on the cycle of Sant'Agostino della Cella at Genoa
title_sort antichi affreschi a san pier d arena reflections and new topics on the cycle of sant agostino della cella at genoa
topic Genova medievale
Pittura medievale
Affreschi medievali
Genova pittura
Pittura del XIII secolo
url https://intreccidarte.unibo.it/article/view/6431
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