The Venetian Monster: An Historical and Visual Analysis of the Ornament of the Wall- Veil in Venetian Renaissance Architecture 1480-1530

Ciara Egan
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2017
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Italy
Period: 15th- 16th Century

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This dissertation is an historical and visual analysis of the architectural ornament of the Venetian Renaissance wall-veil.This will be examined as representative of the Venetian Republic at this time. It will also be discussed as separate to the Italian Renaissance taking place contemporaneously on the mainland. By focusing on what characterises a distinct venezianita and the social, cultural, geo-political and economic conditions surrounding the reasons for same, this thesis will demonstrate how a broader approach must be adopted in order to direct a meaningful framework for the discussion not only of Venetian architectural ornament, but of architectural ornament in general. Contemporary approaches to the study of architectural ornament will serve to positively impact the exploration of Venice and that of other cultural centres outside the net of Western scholarship,

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The Venetian Monster: An Historical and Visual Analysis of the Ornament of the Wall- Veil in Venetian Renaissance Architecture 1480-1530