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The Decor of Power in Naples, 1747
For sixteen days of celebration for a royal birth, Naples's Palazzo Reale, the Teatro San Carlo, the Castel Nuovo, and their immediate surroundings were transformed by the temporary architecture of the court scenographer, Vincenzo dal Re. Both his innovative interventions within the palace and the theater and his more conventional ones outdoors advanced the politics of the regime by coordinating the behavior of the three recognized social classes in patterns consistent with Bourbon enlightened absolutism. The architectural thought of Michel Foucault and Georges Bataille helps shed light on dal Re's strategies and their effects.
The Decor of Power in Naples, 1747
For sixteen days of celebration for a royal birth, Naples's Palazzo Reale, the Teatro San Carlo, the Castel Nuovo, and their immediate surroundings were transformed by the temporary architecture of the court scenographer, Vincenzo dal Re. Both his innovative interventions within the palace and the theater and his more conventional ones outdoors advanced the politics of the regime by coordinating the behavior of the three recognized social classes in patterns consistent with Bourbon enlightened absolutism. The architectural thought of Michel Foucault and Georges Bataille helps shed light on dal Re's strategies and their effects.
The Decor of Power in Naples, 1747
McClung, William (author)
Journal of Architectural Education ; 52 ; 38-48
1998-09-01
11 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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