{"product_id":"the-palazzo-vecchio-grotesques-valentina-zucchi-9788833672144","title":"The Palazzo Vecchio Grotesques: A Guide Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e- Features highly detailed photography specially taken for this publication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePalazzo Vecchio, which towers over piazza della Signoria, at the center of Florence, is an iconic building and from the Middle Ages to the Medici family to present day it has been the seat of civic power. Among its most admired features are the marvelous grotesque decorations which animate the walls and vaults of the courtyard and several rooms. Grotesques are a type of wall decoration, in stucco or fresco, often with the addition of gold, that developed in the Renaissance when the vaults of the Domus Aurea in Rome, which were underground (considered grottos hence the name), were rediscovered by artists who drew inspiration from those designs. Palazzo Vecchio's grotesques are lively, extravagant ornaments, generated by the creativity of artists - among whom Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio (1483-1561) and Marco Marchetti da Faenza (ca. 1526-1588) stand out - and they include, birds, flowers, vegetation and many strange creatures that have a mixture of human and animal traits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Valentina Zucchi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 883367214X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788833672144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Officina Libraria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Valentina Zucchi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44132820910335,"sku":"9788833672144","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_497dd16e-e6e4-4fd6-9d87-7150f4e6ad5f.jpg?v=1687482507","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-palazzo-vecchio-grotesques-valentina-zucchi-9788833672144","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}