Elizabeth Cropper
Ashgate
Hardback
428
1989
The first book length treatment of the topic since 1902, this study focuses on one of Leonardo da Vinci?»s least known works, his paintings for a room in the Sforza Castle in Milan known as the ?«Sala delle Asse.?» The author addresses questions which are art historical in nature, but also moves beyond standard interpretations of the room?»s symbolic intentions in order to explore the Sala?»s vicissitudes in cultural politics.
Ashgate
Hardback
428
1989
The first book length treatment of the topic since 1902, this study focuses on one of Leonardo da Vinci?»s least known works, his paintings for a room in the Sforza Castle in Milan known as the ?«Sala delle Asse.?» The author addresses questions which are art historical in nature, but also moves beyond standard interpretations of the room?»s symbolic intentions in order to explore the Sala?»s vicissitudes in cultural politics.