Rivista | MDCCC 1800
Fascicolo | 2 | 2013
Articolo | L’architecture et les arts décoratifs au service de l’éducation nationale italienne
L’architecture et les arts décoratifs au service de l’éducation nationale italienne
Autour du Castello del Valentino à Turin
Abstract
The paper aims to describe the process that links architecture and decorative arts with an educational role in Italy before and after the country’s unity. The considered case study is Turin, the city where both the politic way for the Italian unity and the industrial development begin. Here, from 1829, a series of exhibitions focused on industrial products take place, located at the Valentino Castle, a former royal residence that became, after the exhibition episodes the venue of Turin Polytechnic school. The mission of almost all the exhibitions, better and better specified, is to educate to the good taste all the social groups, involved in the economical, political and cultural development. The media is a mix of industrial product, artefacts and masterpieces to outline a shared idea of national identity.
Pubblicato 15 Luglio 2013 | Lingua: fr
Copyright © 2013 Elena Dellapiana. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
Permalink http://doi.org/10.14277/2280-8841/MDCCC-2-13-1
