The Italian Legacy in Washington, D.C.: Architecture, Design, Art, and Culture: The Italian Legacy on Architecture, Design, Art, and Culture

by Luca Molinari (Author), Andrea Canepari (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2008

  $33.05

  From the Neoclassicism of Thomas Jefferson design of Monticello and sketches of the White House, to allitaliana gardens and parks, to the strong Roman classicism of the Jefferson Memorial, to Costantino Brumidis frescoes in Congress and the National Library, to the striking composition of Luigi Morettis Watergate Complex Americas capital is infused with the influences of a culture that laid the foundations of Western society. This book is an homage to this strong and still alive relationship and essential reading for all those interested in architecture and the visual arts.