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COMMUNICATING IDENTITY OF PATRONS THROUGH WORKS OF ART: DONATELLO’S DAVID AND THE MEDICI. REFLECTIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS

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Mrázová M.
ARS
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2022
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vol. 55
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issue 2
143 - 151
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This study offers a discussion about the way how artworks act as communicators of identity of their patrons. It reflects upon the potential interpretations of Donatello’s bronze statue of the David and the ways how it mirrors the religious and civic aspects of the identity of its patrons, the Medici family, in light of the Quattrocento Florentine society. On the example of this statue’s replacement from its supposedly original location – the Palazzo Medici to the Palazzo Vecchio in 1494 – the author argues that spatial/architectural contextualisation of pieces of art and the artworks that surround them play an essential role in the correct interpretation of the ideas they are meant to represent and in the process of communication of their patrons’ identity.
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BEYOND DEFENCE: CITY FORTIFICATIONS AND URBAN IDENTITY IN LEVOČA

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Mrázová M.
ARS
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2021
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vol. 54
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issue 2
178 - 194
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Urban identity or the genius loci of a town is a concept that has evolved throughout history and is determined by various aspects of the city and its architecture. On the example of the city walls in Levoča, this study discusses how city walls contribute to the creation and preservation of a distinctive urban identity of a historic town. The discussion consists primarily of three aspects – the function of city walls, their representation in visual sources and their conservation and reconstruction. On the example of the Košice Gate in Levoča, it will be argued that by conserving city fortifications, we are able to preserve the unique character and the identity of the town. Overall it will be argued that the Levoča fortification system, although not completely preserved, has contributed to the creation and preservation of the town’s unique identity.
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