Timeless wonder, Painting on Stone in Rome in the Cinquecento and Seicento. Architecture – Paysage Claire Staebler et Marc-Olivier Wahler

Claire Staebler et Marc-Olivier Wahler

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de l’Antiquité au XIXe siècle

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The Ezida Temple of Borsippa: Priesthood

Timeless wonder, Painting on Stone in Rome in the Cinquecento and Seicento. Architecture – Paysage Claire Staebler et Marc-Olivier WahlerDuring the 16th and 17th century, the discussion on the durability of artworks had become part of the debate on comparison of the arts, opposing the merits of sculpture to those of painting. The sculptors used coloured marbles and painters paint on stone (slate, lapis lazuli, paesina stone, etc.), while metals and precious woods contribute to the creation of extraordinary objects, such as small altars, cabinets, and clocks, with complex architectural