Pliny the elder and the origins of Art

• Grant number: 20/02722-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: January 01, 2021
• End date: December 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Literature - Classical Literatures
• Principal Investigator: Paulo Martins
• Grantee: Ana Carolina Aquarolli Martins
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research seeks to examine the book XXXVI of Pliny the elders Natural History, which is mainly about minerals and its applicability in the fine arts. in addition to the translation of the book, this study will comment it on the following aspects: a)working on a glossary of terms which will indicate the name of the work of art as well as the procedures, techniques and effects responsible for the mimesis. b) listing the artists, or auctoritates, mentioned by Pliny, recognizing them when possible and understanding the criteria to this selection. c) searching for similarities between the book XXXVI and the other ones focused also on art history - books XXXIV and XXXV, - commonplaces and argumentative and style procedures - in order to distinguish the genre performed by the auctor. d) establishing the functionality, structure and sources, when existing, of the anecdotes presented in the book. (AU)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

MARTINS, Ana Carolina Aquarolli. Pliny the elder and the origins of art. 2023. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD) São Paulo.