L’architecture en Italie du Nord entre Lombards et Carolingiens
Gian Petro Brogiolo
Architecture is a sophisticated indicator of the impact Carolingian conquest in Lombard Italy (774), with regard to both its ideological and cultural importance as well technological mastery building cycles or capacity produce surplus be allocated productive investment prestige. In centre North Italy, evaluation turns out difficult because controversial chronology four churches : Santa Maria Valle à Cividale, San Salvatore de Brescia, foris portas Catelseprio Benedetto di Malles. And problem not secondary concern about most important ones, only concerning their architectonical quality, but also for decoration frescoes plaster. The dating architecture decorations alternates between end period (the third quarter 8th century) (between age Louis Pious II). According date they can considered works that forestall generate models Renaissance regional consequences conquest. Recently implemented research three cases suggests were built at period. case this provides another decoration. Thus, new framework emerges, within which euergetism Lombards part artistic quality Mediterranean area has recognised. By contrast, innovations domain introduced by Carolingians, absence prestigious monuments could assignable them, are assisted some other technical aspects construction process.
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