Essays about: "domus aurea"

Found 1 essay containing the words domus aurea.

  1. 1. THE GROTESQUE IN EL GRECO : BETWEEN FORM - BEYOND LANGUAGE - BESIDE THE SUBLIME

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lena Beckman; [2019]
    Keywords : grotesque; El Greco; the sublime; form; mannerism; domus aurea; formalist;

    Abstract : This study attempts to investigate the grotesque in four paintings of the artist Domenikos Theotokopoulos or El Greco as he is most commonly called. The concept of the grotesque originated from the finding of Domus Aurea in the 1480s. READ MORE