Flavia De Nicola
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Flavia De Nicola deposited LIBS and LIF for the characterization of artistic marbles and Renaissance frescos in the group
Restoration studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months agoIn this work, Carrara marbles, both white and grey, from cave, and fresco laboratory samples have been studied by means of LIF (Laser Induced Fluorescence) and LIBS (Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy). Fresco samples have been prepared in agreement with Renaissance recipes using natural pigments and original materials both for binders and…[Read more]
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Flavia De Nicola started the topic Academic journals in the discussion
Applied and decorative arts (1400-1700) on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months agoDear colleagues,
I would like to start a discussion on academic journals in the field of Applied art, decorative arts and furniture history. The goal is to share the best options regarding valued journals to read and also to submit articles. Eventual direct experiences are welcomed.
Thank you,
F.D.
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Flavia De Nicola uploaded the file: Mary L. Myers, Architectural and Ornament Drawings: Juvarra, Vanvitelli, the Bibiena Family, and Other Italian Draughtsmen (1975) to
Applied and decorative arts (1400-1700) on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months agoFrom about 1900 to 1960 American museums collected at the fastest rate and with the widest interests that the world has ever seen. This sweepstake ingurgitation has now pumped the sources dry and has sent prices skyrocketing for what remains, just at a time when American museum funds are falling behind the rate of general inflation. But the result…[Read more]
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Flavia De Nicola uploaded the file: Masterpieces of the J. Paul Getty Museum: Decorative Arts (1997) to
Applied and decorative arts (1400-1700) on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months agoThis beautifully illustrated work brings together more than one hundred objects from the J. Paul Getty Museum’s collection of European decorative arts. Included here is a generous selection of French and Italian furniture from the mid-sixteenth to the early nineteenth century. Masterpieces by André-Charles Boulle, Bernard (II) van Risenburgh, an…[Read more]
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Flavia De Nicola uploaded the file: Painted Wood: History and Conservation, edited by Valerie Dorge and F. Carey Howlett (1998) to
Applied and decorative arts (1400-1700) on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months agoThe function of the painted wooden object ranges from the practical to the profound. These objects may perform utilitarian tasks, convey artistic whimsy, connote noble aspirations, and embody the highest spiritual expressions. This volume, illustrated in color throughout, presents the proceedings of a conference organized by the Wooden Artifacts…[Read more]
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Flavia De Nicola deposited Nuove acquisizioni sulla prima attività romana di Michelangelo Buonarroti connessa con l’Umanesimo dei Pomponiani on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months ago
Young Michelangelo Buonarroti’s experience was deeply marked by his cult of Antiquity, reverberated in the creation of artworks such as the Sleeping Cupid and the Bacchus and shared with Raffaele Riario and Jacopo Galli, his patrons during his first stay in Rome (1496-1501).
The cardinal-camerlengo Raffaele Riario was an important promoter of t…[Read more] -
Flavia De Nicola's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months ago
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Flavia De Nicola deposited Equus infoelicitatis: analisi iconografica di una xilografia dell’Hypnerotomachia Poliphili fra testo e immagine on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months ago
The peculiar iconography of the winged horse surmounted by several puttos, as appears in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili sixth woodcut, turns out to be unprecedented and enigmatic at a glance and it’s the result of the depth and complexity of the author’s concepts.
Considering the iconographic details of the sculptural group as well as the text sca…[Read more] -
Flavia De Nicola deposited Spectral database of Renaissance fresco pigments by LIBS, LIF and colorimetry on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months ago
A set of about 70 fresco samples made with pigments and binders typical of the Renaissance period in Rome has been characterized by LIBS, LIF and colorimetric measurements in order to build an as much as possible complete database. Aiming at providing the restorers and art historians with a useful tool for the study of ancient frescoes, the…[Read more]
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Flavia De Nicola deposited LIBS and LIF for the characterization of artistic marbles and Renaissance frescos on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months ago
In this work, Carrara marbles, both white and grey, from cave, and fresco laboratory samples have been studied by means of LIF (Laser Induced Fluorescence) and LIBS (Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy). Fresco samples have been prepared in agreement with Renaissance recipes using natural pigments and original materials both for binders and…[Read more]
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Flavia De Nicola's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months ago
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Flavia De Nicola's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months ago