{"product_id":"imitatio-vitae-9788829703197","title":"Imitatio Vitae","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Marina Cicogna\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Marsilio Editori\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Marsilio Editori\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History - Medieval\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn exceptionally luxurious, slipcased celebration of the enchanting carved capitals of the Doge's Palace in Venice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented in a luminous perspex slipcase, with gilt edges, stamping and paper changes throughout, \u003ci\u003eImitatio Vitae\u003c\/i\u003e features close-up photographs of the Doge's Palace capitals drawn from the Cameraphoto Arte archive and selected by photographer Marina Cicogna (born 1934), who also added her own shots. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe column capitals of the Doge's Palace in Venice take us back in time, revealing glimpses of everyday life in the 14th century with their depictions of life in the fields and the workshops of the period, baskets of fruit and animals, cherubs and love scenes, marital relations and family groups, and images of cosmology and astrological houses. Sculpted by unknown but extraordinary masters, the carved bas-reliefs act out ancient and fascinating stories. In 1851, English art critic John Ruskin described these large capitals as a \"course of divinity and of natural history.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lavish volume coproduced by Gucci and Marsilio, \u003ci\u003eImitatio Vitae\u003c\/i\u003e brings the extravagant details of the Doge's Palace to life.","brand":"Marsilio Editori","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45414972358807,"sku":"9788829703197","price":19394.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9788829703197.webp?v=1767920768","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/imitatio-vitae-9788829703197","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}