Search results for " XIX century"
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Amuleti scursuna in corallo
2021
Some amulets in the shape of sea animals/monsters, called scursuna, have received little attention in scientific studies of the coral red works of the Trapani craftsmen of the late 18th and 19th centuries. These are not only fascinating artefacts because of the curiosity that coral and the symbolic universe to which it refers still arouse today, but they also hold an intrinsic interest on two levels: the first, easily intuitable, linked to popular customs and beliefs, and the second as an artistic manifestation to be related to the historicist eclecticism that also affected Sicilian decorative arts during the 19th century.
Il loggione
2018
This is the Italian version of Ritsos poetry book "Iperoon", accompanied by introductions and notes
THE DEPOSIZIONE PAINTING FROM S. CATERINA MONASTERY IN PALERMO, ITALY: A TECHNICAL STUDY ON A ‘TRASPARENTE’ PAINTING
2022
The article analyzes the Deposizione painting of Giovanni Patricolo from S. Caterina monastery in Palermo, a painting realized by a particular technique of artistic representation attested in the 19th century: the ‘trasparente’ paintings, a specific kind of ephemeral apparatuses. The focus of this study is to shed light on the practical functions and the chronological path of this work of art, connecting it with the specific executive technique of the manufact. Furthermore, this research was a preliminary study aimed at designing an appropriate intervention for the restoration and conservation of the painting and a proper valorization of this artwork.
Gioielli siciliani nelle testimonianze dei viaggiatori inglesi in Sicilia tra XVIII e XIX secolo
2020
The attention that is dedicated to the Decorative Arts in the travelers' diaries is much inferior in comparison to that one turned to the archaeology, to the painting or to the sculpture. As far as jewelry is concerned, in particular, the growing admiration for the craftsman's mastery was flanked by the traditional consideration of its splendor as a status symbol and the ancestral conception of precious stones as bearers of particular magical or apotropaic powers. It is, however, natural that the quotations of jewels in the diaries of the Grand Tour are in small numbers compared, for example, to those relating to archaeological ruins, and their collection is the result of targeted research …
Il Momento rivista palermitana dell’Ottocento e le sue traduzioni dal francese
2018
Between 1883 and 1885 in Palermo is active a literary magazine, Il Momento, which will have a great influence on the island's cultural and national renewal through its articles and translations by contemporary European authors. This article will focus its attention on the French translations proposed in the fortnightly Palermitan magazine.
Traditional Architecture and seismic security. Earthquake in the Madonie inner mountain area of Sicily: damages and construction techniques
2017
Tra il 1818 e il 1819 una serie di centri siciliani concentrati nell'area montuosa delle Madonie, furono colpiti a più riprese da una sequenza di scosse sismiche che provocarono numerosi danni all’edificato storico, sia diffuso che di pregio. Il contributo intende indagare i danni e le conseguenti ricostruzioni, con particolare riferimento alle tipologie edilizie e alle tecniche costruttive adottate prima e dopo il sisma. L'azione di verifica e monitoraggio delle condizioni delle fabbriche e i conseguenti interventi di consolidamento e riparazione sono efficacemente documentati in testi a stampa e nei report coevi al sisma e –soprattutto- da una copiosa documentazione archivistica. Si ident…
Il terremoto del 1823 in Sicilia settentrionale: danni e ricostruzioni
2016
Il 5 marzo 1823 si verificò un terremoto che investì gran parte della Sicilia settentrionale. Numerosi danni si verificarono a Palermo, nelle aree limitrofe a sud e ovest della capitale, in alcuni centri delle Madonie e nelle zone situate lungo il litorale e l’immediato entroterra tirrenico da Palermo a Patti (in particolare a Naso). Il contributo intende indagare, attraverso lo studio delle opere degli autori coevi al sisma e soprattutto di una copiosa documentazione archivistica, le modalità attraverso le quali ci si raffrontò con i problemi determinati dal terremoto, dalla gestione dell'emergenza, all'analisi dei danni e delle successive ricostruzioni. Dal quadro tracciato emerge in part…