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 | | Santa Maria Della Salute: Architecture and Ceremony in Baroque Venice by Andrew Hopkins ISBN-10: 9780521652469 ISBN-10: 0-521-65246-4 ISBN-13: 9780521652469 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-65246-9 Hardcover 2000-03-13 Cambridge University Press Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Santa Maria della Salute is one of Venice's best known monuments and the masterpiece of its architect, Baldassare Longhena. In this study of the church, Andrew Hopkins provides new documentation and autograph drawings, published here for the first time, that enable an accurate history of the building. As well as presenting important information on the construction of the church, he also provides an analysis of Santa Maria della Salute's function as the site of an annual feast day procession and the impact of ceremonial requirements on the architectural design. | ||
Book Description Santa Maria della Salute is one of Venice's best known monuments and the masterpiece of its architect, Baldassare Longhena. In this study of the church, Andrew Hopkins provides new documentation and autograph drawings, published here for the first time, that enable an accurate history of the building. Prese nting important information on the construction of the church, he also provides an analysis of Santa Maria della Salute's function as the site of an annual feast day procession and the impact of ceremonial requirements on the architectural design. | ||