The Birth and Destiny of the Soviet classicism: Ivan Zholtovsky and his Renaissance Dream
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: In retrospective surveys of Russian architecture of the first half of the 20 th century the figure of Ivan Zholtovsky stands, however surprising this may seem today, just as tall as the most famous leaders of the Avant-garde.He is well known for his admiration for Palladio.Nevertheless, however much Zholtovsky idolized Palladio, however much he was rooted in Palladio's legacy, he by no means limited himself to following his great predecessor.The space of his thought was the Italian Renaissance in general,
Authors: Yulia Revzina, Dmitry Shvidkovsky
Institutions: Moscow Architectural Institute, Russian Academy of Arts
Language: English
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3033479280