Sicilian Baroque - Wikipedia
Grotesque masks and putti, often supporting balconies or decorating various bands of the entablature of a building; these grinning or glaring faces are a relic of Sicilian architecture from before the mid-17th century (Illustrations 2 and 9).
One of the most representative examples of the Sicilian Baroque style are the balconies, supported by console brackets adorned with apotropaic masks; monumental portals with richly decorated...
Baroque balconies and masks in eastern Sicily (Italy)
One of the most representative examples of the Sicilian Baroque style are the balconies, supported by console brackets adorned with apotropaic masks; monumental portals with richly decorated voussoirs and keystones.
Baroque balconies and masks in eastern Sicily (Italy)
2015年7月13日 · One of the most representative examples of the Sicilian Baroque style are the balconies, supported by console brackets adorned with apotropaic masks; monumental portals with richly decorated...
Best Sicilian Baroque Architecture In Modica Sicily - Stories by …
2024年10月20日 · From finding the best baroque buildings on Corso Umberto in Modica to spotting grotesque masks, here's the ultimate Sicily Baroque Guide.
A Tour of Sicilian Baroque Architecture in Sicily - Culture Trip
2017年7月23日 · What makes Sicilian Baroque unique is the addition of cherubs (putti), masks and balconies that also adorn these dramatic buildings. After a series of earthquakes in southeastern Sicily in the middle ages this is the style that was in fashion when it was time to rebuild these devastated communities.
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Grotesque masks and putti, often supporting balconies or decorating various bands of the entablature of a building; these grinning or glaring faces are a relic of Sicilian architecture from before the mid-17th century (Illustrations 2 and 9).
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Cherubs, grotesque masks and faces support the elegant balconies of the houses of the nobility, a mixture of lines and curves vie on the curved church façades, spiral columns twist upwards as though defying gravity, bold bell towers stand out as though bejewelling the world.
Baroque Balconies And Masks In Eastern Sicily (italy) - WIT Press
One of the most representative examples of the Sicilian Baroque style are the balconies, supported by console brackets adorned with apotropaic masks; monumental portals with richly decorated voussoirs and keystones.
Baroque balconies and masks in eastern Sicily (Italy) - Semantic …
2015年7月13日 · The degree and extent of the damage caused by the earthquake prompted an architectural revival in the towns of Sicily, a style that has become known as “Sicilian Baroque”. Many of the public buildings, palazzi, cathedrals and churches were…