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La rappresentazione dell'architettura in alcuni rivestimenti musivi di epoca medievale in Sicilia
2019
Nei mosaici che decorano le chiese costruite in Sicilia nel XII dai re normanni compaiono rappresentazioni di edifici. Tali rappresentazioni, come frequentemente accade in epoca pre-rinascimentale, condensano, per accostamento, diverse ‘viste’ dello stesso edificio. La presenza negli edifici normanni di pavimenti e manufatti lignei decorati secondo pattern geometrici, ha suggerito la ricerca di analoghi tracciati nei rivestimenti musivi. L’analisi grafica propone la presenza di quadrati e ottagoni stellati in un mosaico della Cappella palatina di Palermo che raffigura un padiglione coperto da una cupola. Many buildings are depicted in the mosaic panels that enrich the churches built in Sici…
Risk indexes evaluation in view of a new showcase designing of “L’Annunciata” by Antonello da Messina
2018
Museums are often hosted by heritage buildings, where the indoor thermal conditions are usually subjected to a free-floating regime, due to the difficulty of equipping them with HVAC systems that, generally, are highly impacting tools from a visual point of view. These technological tools, in fact, could conflict with the established arrangement of the works of art. This would represent a problem, since the indoor physical conditions of these premises must fall within the ranges of values suitable to ensure the safety of the works of art there exhibited. In addition, the increasing time spent by visitors inside museums (now offering various possibilities of leisure, ranging from the book sh…
Mortars and Plasters under the Mosaics and the Wall Paintings of the Roman Villa at Piazza Armerina, Sicily
2010
The Roman Villa at Piazza Armerina in Sicily, built in many successive steps over the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D., is renowned all over the world for both the wealth and the refinement of its mosaic floors. In February 2007 the Regional Government of Sicily started a restoration project of the whole archaeological site. The systematic survey and study of all decorative elements highlighted the value of wall paintings, which until then were almost unknown except for casual approaches to specific problems of conservation, carried on without any relation to the far and away famous mosaics. This paper shows the results of a physical chemical investigation of the mortars used for both floors and …
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.
Scienza e archeologia. Un efficace connubio per la divulgazione della cultura scientifica
2017
Una pittura ‘ellenistico-romana’? Il II stile nella provincia Sicilia
2018
The paper analyses the distribution and the characteristics of the Second style in Sicily, considering the architectural contexts and associations, and the details (schemes, colours, motifs) of each example. These testify to the high value of the Second style and the adaptation of the paintings, in the most demanding examples (Casetta ellenistica at Centuripe, Casa delle Maschere at Soluntum), to an architectural layout planned for realizing impressive luxury suites. In the middle-class houses of Soluntum, instead, the Second style enhances just one cubiculum or a couple of reception rooms, echoing the new trends on a smaller scale, and combining them with traditional decorative devices (st…
Pittura antica e restauro virtuale
2020
This contribution presents the preliminary work, carried out over the past few months, concerning the reconstructive study of the paintings and mosaics of the Centennial House ", Insula IX-8, in Pompeii. In particular, the work focused on the decorated surfaces of 11 rooms located along the western part of the house, between the large central peristyle and the centenary alley. The different state of conservation of the paintings and mosaics made it necessary to use two different methods of digital intervention: the "virtual restoration" and the "virtual reconstruction". Both aim to reconstruct the initial condition of the appearance of the paintings at the time of their creation and use the…
Icone. Tradizione/Contemporaneità. Le icone post-bizantine della Sicilia nord-occidentale e la loro interpretazione contemporanea
2019
Si tratta del catalogo della mostra allestita presso il Museo Diocesano di Monreale (PA), nella quale si espongono tredici icone antiche di scuola veneto-cretese dell'Eparchia di Piana degli Albanesi e dello stesso museo (16th-17th secolo), messe a confronto con 12 opere create appositamente da artisti contemporanei , dei quali sei siciliani e sei greci This is the catalogue of the exhibition held at the Museo Diocesano in Monreale (PA), in which thirteen ancient icons of the Venetian-Cretan school of the Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi and the museum itself (16th-17th century) are exhibited, compared with 12 works specially created by contemporary artists, including six Sicilians and six G…
Arte per Theodoùli. Pittori e committenti di icone post-bizantine della Sicilia occidentale
2019
Il saggio approfondisce le generalità di pittori e committenti di alcune icone post-bizantine della Sicilia nord-occidentale, accomunati dalla definizione di theodoùli, cioè servi di Dio The chapter explores the generality of painters and clients of some post-Byzantine icons of north-western Sicily, united by the definition of theodoùli, i.e. servants of God
Giotto’s legacy and western Sicily. The restoration of a late 14th century Maiestas Domini in the Basilica of San Francesco d’Assisi in Palermo, Italy
2022
Tra novembre 2019 e luglio 2020, l'intervento di restauro di un dipinto murale raffigurante la "Maiestas Domini", situato all'interno della Basilica di San Francesco d'Assisi a Palermo, è stato l'occasione per intraprendere un percorso di indagine tecnica e storico-artistica che ha approfondito lo stretto legame tra la Sicilia e le manifestazioni pittoriche "post-giottesche", con particolare attenzione alle opere d'arte su supporto murario e al ruolo svolto dall'iconografia all'interno della tradizione figurativa locale, tra eredità dell'arte normanna e influenze toscane e iberiche Between November 2019 and July 2020, the restoration of a mural painting depicting the "Maiestas Domini," loca…