02247cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500290014726400510017630000470022733600260027433700260030033800360032650000310036250801270039352012860052053400450180665300340185185600430188599900170192818733UtSlPG20260610133434.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7ade2iso639-1 4aNB1 aBode, Wilhelm von,d1845-192914aDie Italienische Plastik 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-07-01  aProduced by Juliet Sutherland, Sigal Alon, Roger Frank and
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http://www.pgdp.net  a"Die Italienische Plastik" by Wilhelm Bode is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work examines Italian sculpture, tracing its development and significance over various historical periods, from early Christian art through to the Gothic period and into the Renaissance. Focusing on styles, techniques, and major artists, the book serves as a comprehensive overview of the evolution of Italian sculpture and its cultural context.  The beginning of the text delves into the early Christian period and its artistic limitations, emphasizing the struggles and transformations within sculpture following the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Bode discusses how the rise of Christianity affected artistic expression, leading to a decline in monumental art and a reliance on traditional motifs. Citing specific examples of sculptures and their connections to earlier works, he sets the stage for an exploration of how subsequent periods, including the Romanesque and the emerging Renaissance, began to revitalize and redefine the art of sculpture in Italy. This opening lays a solid groundwork for understanding the complex interplay between cultural shifts and artistic innovation throughout Italy's sculptural history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aSculpture -- Italy -- History40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18733  c60119d60119