This critofilm illustrates the relationship between figurative art and numismatic decorations. The commentary lists the main iconographic themes, emphasizing stylistic evolution: “from Roman realism to Byzantine abstraction,” “from Hellenistic vitalism to the stark, striking graphic synthesis of the Middle Ages.”
Directed by Carlo Ludovico Ragghianti
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