Art & Architecture
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Ambrosian, Pinacotheca (AMBROSIANA, PINACOTECA)
AMBROSIAN, PINACOTHECA. - The Ambrosiana Picture Gallery was established by Cardinal Federico Borromeo and attached to the library he… -
Architectural Rationalism (RAZIONALISMO ARCHITETTONICO)
ARCHITECTURAL RATIONALISM. - Ever since the times of ancient classicism, first in Greece and then in Rome, certain "laws" or "rules" were… -
Art Criticism (CRITICA D'ARTE)
ART CRITICISM. - One engages in art c. [criticism] whenever one defines, characterizes, or evaluates a work as a work of art. It is clear,… -
Artistic Forgeries (FALSIFICAZIONI ARTISTICHE)
ARTISTIC FORGERIES. - When the Romans, having conquered Greece, became enthusiastic about its civilization and sought to procure its most… -
Art Workshop (BOTTEGA D'ARTE)
ART WORKSHOP. - The generic term workshop (from the Greek ἀποθήκη, "storeroom, warehouse") denotes a space in which objects of every kind… -
Ecclesiastical Architecture (ARCHITETTURA ECCLESIASTICA)
ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE. - 1. GENERALITÀ. - Buildings for ecclesiastical use respond first of all to the requirements of worship (v.… -
Friends of Sacred Art (AMICI DELL'ARTE SACRA)
FRIENDS OF SACRED ART. - Le disposizioni pontifice per l'arte sacra, emanate nel 1925, prevedono l'istituzione presso ogni diocesi, alle… -
Inventories Of Art Objects (INVENTARI DEGLI OGGETTI D'ARTE)
INVENTORIES OF ART OBJECTS. - The protection of the artistic heritage is currently the concern of all governments; in the past, the papal… -
Museum and Museology (MUSEO E MUSEOLOGIA)
MUSEUM AND MUSEOLOGY. - The term "museum" denotes a collection of works of art or of subjects from a particular historical period and… -
Superior School of Christian Art "Blessed Angelico" (SCUOLA SUPERIORE D'ARTE CRISTIANA «BEATO ANGELICO»)
SUPERIOR SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN ART "BLESSED ANGELICO". - Founded by Msgr. G. Polvara (v.) in October 1921 with the twofold purpose of…