Nero's Domus Aurea: Reconstruction and Reception of the VOLTA Dorata

A sweeping visual history of the fascinating vault inside Emperor Nero's Domus Aurea

The Volta Dorata is a vault in Rome's Domus Aurea, built by Emperor Nero in AD 64-68. This volume provides a critical analysis of all graphic works--including drawings, watercolors and engravings--depicting the Volta Dorata since its discovery by early Renaissance artists and antiquarians in the 1470s.

Author: Marco Brunetti
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Silvana Editoriale
Published: 11/15/2022
Pages: 400
Weight: 4.95lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.60w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9788836650477