Open AccessLiberty Style in Turin
Author(s) -
Natalya V. Shtolder
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vestnik rossijskogo fonda fundamentalʹnyh issledovanij. gumanitarnye i obŝestvennye nauki/vestnik rffi. gumanitarnye i obŝestvennye nauki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-8956
pISSN - 2587-6090
DOI - 10.22204/2587-8956-2020-098-01-79-92
Subject(s) - style (visual arts) , sculpture , architecture , popularity , architectural style , facade , art , art history , aesthetics , history , political science , visual arts , law , archaeology
As a part of the ongoing study of the Italian Liberty style, the paper reviews the characteristics of Liberty style in Italian Turin in 1900–1910 through the study of urban architecture and sculpture. It highlights the preconditions for the growing popularity of the style, recites the major Turin architects working in Liberty style, as well as their significant projects. The paper analyses distinctive features of the architectural facade décor of Turin Liberty, as well as indicates typical features of Turin sepulchral monuments.