{"product_id":"grotesques-by-maria-fabricius-hansen-9788775975563","title":"Grotesques","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the term, \u003cem\u003eGrotesques\u003c\/em\u003e, first arose around the year 1500 in Italy, it referred specifically to ornamental frescoes featuring exceptionally inventive, noteworthy, humorous, or monstrous motifs. These paintings became a preferred decoration in the period's exquisite villas, palaces, and churches of Rome, Florence, and Northern Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLavishly illustrated, this book is an art historical introduction and guide to grotesques and decorative frescoes of the sixteenth century, and offers a new perspective on the visual culture of an era in which art was rooted in ancient and medieval worldviews yet also on a trajectory toward Modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDistributed for Aarhus University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46851809083628,"sku":"9788775975563","price":71.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18839153485312.jpg?v=1759127472","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/grotesques-by-maria-fabricius-hansen-9788775975563","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}