Ambassadors of beauty : Italian old master exhibitions and fascist cultural diplomacy 1930-1940 /
"Italian art embodies an ideal of beauty deeply rooted in Western historical consciousness. In the 1930s, the Italian Fascist regime appropriated this ideal to reinforce its cultural and political relations with other governments. As ambassadors of Fascist cultural diplomacy, iconic masterpiece...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin :
De Gruyter,
[2025]
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| Series: | Contact zones (Walter de Gruyter & Co.) ;
v. 8. |
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| Summary: | "Italian art embodies an ideal of beauty deeply rooted in Western historical consciousness. In the 1930s, the Italian Fascist regime appropriated this ideal to reinforce its cultural and political relations with other governments. As ambassadors of Fascist cultural diplomacy, iconic masterpieces of Italian art then travelled in exhibitions to London, Paris, Belgrade, and the United States. Matilde Cartolari examines these exhibitions as sites of intersection between art historiography and the art market, conservation and heritage protection, nationalism and internationalism. Her analysis sheds light on the development of Italy's Fascist cultural policy from the ephemeral triumphalism of the Ethiopian campaign to the unfulfilled dream of the E42 World's Fair." -- Back of book. |
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| Item Description: | Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Technische Universität Berlin and Università degli Studi di Udine, 2022. |
| Physical Description: | xvi, 499 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 452-485) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783111331256 3111331253 |
| ISSN: | 2196-3746 ; |