The Venetian Sala Del Gran Consiglio and its Fourteenth-Century Decoration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8887490 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Martindale (0000-0002-8182-4284, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Pages | 76-124 |
| Publication date | 1993-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Antiquaries Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-5815 • E-ISSN: 1758-5309 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003581500071699 |
| OpenAlex | W2135697920 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
This paper is intended as a contribution to a wider study of medieval secular decoration; but its starting point is the Doge's Palace in Venice. The medieval decoration of that palace has never received the direct and minute attention devoted to the magnificent decorations of later centuries. That is not to say that the original schemes have been entirely neglected; but they tend to be subordinated to discussions of the ‘Venetian Renaissance’ and to problems associated with the emergence of the ‘Myth of Venice’. Central to the present discussion is, of course, the Sala del Gran Consiglio , one of the largest chambers in medieval Europe with its various themes of Majesty, History and Ruler Portraits. The essence of that imagery is still present in the late sixteenth-century decorations installed after the disastrous fire of 1577
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Majesty · Medieval history · Middle Ages · Mythology · Portrait · Ruler · The Renaissance · Architecture and Art History Studies · Classics · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |