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Gli argenti delle confraternite di Bisacquino
2011
Le confraternite di Bisacquino nel XVIII secolo dotarono le chiese o cappelle in cui aveva sede il loro sodalizio di pregevoli suppellettili ed arredi sacri in argento, eseguiti da abili artisti palermitani, di cui si propongono i più significativi esempi The confraternities of Bisacquino in the eighteenth century equipped the churches or chapels where their association was based with valuable silver furnishings and sacred ornaments, made by skilled artists from Palermo, of which the most significant examples are proposed here.
Predictors of enhancing human physical attractiveness: Data from 93 countries
2022
People across the world and throughout history have gone to great lengths to enhance their physical appearance. Evolutionary psychologists and ethologists have largely attempted to explain this phenomenon via mating preferences and strategies. Here, we test one of the most popular evolutionary hypotheses for beauty-enhancing behaviors, drawn from mating market and parasite stress perspectives, in a large cross-cultural sample. We also test hypotheses drawn from other influential and non-mutually exclusive theoretical frameworks, from biosocial role theory to a cultural media perspective. Survey data from 93,158 human participants across 93 countries provide evidence that behaviors such as a…
"This is Babel": Sicily, The Mediterranean Islands and Southern Italy (1450-1550)
2016
This essay focuses on period from the 15th to the 16th centuries, a period, moreover rich in documents that can be related to many still extant monuments. This period regarded as a critical phases from European civilization, offers the opportunity to sched light on equally striking artistic achievements in the heart of the Mediterranean area: in Southern Italy, Sicily and the nearby islands. The topic of ornament is particolarly suitable for explicating the key features, boundaries, and tensions characteristics of this region, as well, as for addressing the presents of vernacular elements that ought to find their place in the larger artistic histories of the period. the choise of the subjec…
Estudios previos y propuesta de intervención en las pinturas murales, esculturas y ornamentos de la Real Parroquia de los Santos Juanes de Valencia
2020
Throughout this article, the most representative aspects of the previous studies and the intervention proposal, carried out for the restoration of the paintings, sculptures and ornaments of the Royal Parish of the Santos Juanes in Valencia, are exposed. A project of this magnitude involves the effort and dedication of a great team, resulting in one-year work with exhaustive and constant research with the purpose of safeguarding the heritage assets of the church. With this article we want to make known the importance that these previous studies acquire. Been essential since they are the starting point and the basis for the execution of the restoration works that will be carried out during fo…
Les sépultures de Truchtersheim "Holderacker" (Bas-Rhin) et les pratiques funéraires du Bronze A1 dans le sud de la plaine du Rhin supérieur
2023
Die Freilegung 2019 eines kleinen frühbronzezeitlichen (2030-1900 v. Chr.) Bestattungsensemblesin Truchtersheim „Holderacker“, etwa 12 km nordwestlich von Straßburg, hat uns bewegt uns mit der gesamten für das Elsassverfügbaren Dokumentation der frühbronzezeitlichen Bestattungssitten zu befassen. Dieser bisher kaum dokumentiertechronologische Horizont wurde kürzlich durch eine Reihe von Funden bereichert, die vorwiegend zwischen 2017 und 2019bei präventivarchäologischen Operationen im Vorfeld der Bauarbeiten der Westumgehung von Straßburg entdeckt wurden.Das bescheidene regionale Corpus mit 20 Gräbern erlaubt nur begrenzte Beobachtungen, es weist jedoch doch mehrere für dieFrühbronzezeit ch…