The territory of the Duchy of Urbino (Adriatic Central Italy) is characterized by the presence of a natural heritage that is associated with attractive vistas and exclusive scientific, historical, archaeological and architectural assets. The great Renaissance artists who used to travel across these areas were aware of this. Among them, Piero della Francesca, Raphael and Leonardo were particularly fascinated by these landscapes and reproduced them in their most celebrated works of art. Both the Dyptic of the Dukes by Piero della Francesca and Gioconda by Leonardo bear the land of the Duchy in their background. Alluvial plains, lakes and landslides are the geomorphic structures that you can best recognize in those landscapes.
Landscapes and landforms of the Duchy of Urbino in Italian Renaissance paintings
NESCI, OLIVIA;
2017
Abstract
The territory of the Duchy of Urbino (Adriatic Central Italy) is characterized by the presence of a natural heritage that is associated with attractive vistas and exclusive scientific, historical, archaeological and architectural assets. The great Renaissance artists who used to travel across these areas were aware of this. Among them, Piero della Francesca, Raphael and Leonardo were particularly fascinated by these landscapes and reproduced them in their most celebrated works of art. Both the Dyptic of the Dukes by Piero della Francesca and Gioconda by Leonardo bear the land of the Duchy in their background. Alluvial plains, lakes and landslides are the geomorphic structures that you can best recognize in those landscapes.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
