Essays about: "16th century"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 44 essays containing the words 16th century.

  1. 6. Danvikens Hospital - A speculative investigation

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Ellen Lindskog; [2021]
    Keywords : Danviken; Stockholm; hospital; transformation; textile;

    Abstract : This thesis project is an investigation of time and endurance. Temporality and change. It is an intuitive journey through the past. By collecting, redrawing and speculating I have explored the past and present of a site and a building. READ MORE

  3. 7. What is concealed from the eye of the beholder : A technical analysis of Amor and Psyche

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Teresia Strömgren; [2020]
    Keywords : Technical Art History;

    Abstract : The oil on canvas painting Amor and Psyche attributed to Flemish artist Denys Calvaert in 1568 has subdued UV, IR and X-ray analysis. The result of these multispectral analysis provided a point of departure from the concept of materiality for further reasoning regarding: attribution, provenience, art period, display and panting technique. READ MORE

  4. 8. Cowlonialism : Colonialism, cattle and landscapes in 16th century New Spain

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Franklin de Jesús Martínez Martínez; [2020]
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    Abstract : Cattle are not endemic to the American continent. Nevertheless, they are present and thrive in many landscapes, all the way from Canada to Argentina. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Crowning Glory : A material analysis of the top decoration of the Uppsala Augsburg Art Cabinet

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Teresia Strömgren; [2020]
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    Abstract : The top decoration of the Uppsala Augsburg Art Cabinet has been investigated from a material perspective. Starting out from identifying the constituting materials, then analyzing their positions and correlations with each other and to further consider the contextual environment in terms of the materials accessibility and symbolic meaning in 16th and 17th Century Europe, representational manifestations have been observed. READ MORE

  6. 10. Marten van Cleve - The Massacre of the Innocents : Comparative study of different versions of the subject and the function of drawings in flemish workshops during the 16th-century

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Ellionore Schachnow; [2020]
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    Abstract : The thesis examines Marten van Cleve’s painting the Massacre of the Innocents from the Stockholm University Art Collection through a series of technical examinations that were conducted at Spökslottet in January 2020 (X-ray, UV, IRR). The aim of the thesis is to examine Marten van Cleve’s painting technique, style and composition by comparing the painting with five contemporary similar versions of the subject the Massacre of the Innocents. READ MORE