University of Lausanne
Histoire de l'art
La narration visuelle du Nouveau Testament a connu une révolution dans le dernier tiers du XIXe siècle avec les éditions illustrées par Gustave Doré, Alexandre Bida et James Tissot. Au XXème siècle, la bande dessinée prolonge le processus... more
(1832-1883) est l'un des grands pourvoyeurs de visions du XIXe siècle. Dès les années 1850, il se donne pour objectif d'illustrer tous les classiques de la lit
On lit dans l'impressum de l'éditeur Tériade qui clôt Paris sans fin : Ce livre devait comprendre cent cinquante lithographies et un texte d'Alberto Giacometti. Toutes les lithographies ont été exécutées par l'artiste et numérotées de sa... more
Durant la guerre, alors qu’il est de retour en Suisse, William Ritter fréquente le peintre neuchâtelois installé à Sierre, Edmond Bille. Leurs liens vont se tendre entre 1917 et 1919, autour d’expositions en Suisse et en particulier à La... more
This article examines the apsidal mosaics of the San Venanzio Chapel (640-49) in the Baptistery S. Giovanni in Laterano to investigate the transfer of relics from the Adriatic coast to Rome as a specific example of the circulation of... more
A short dissertation about the English gentleman who bought the Island of Montecristo. His family were the sugar cane tycoons in Jamaica and assembled one of the most important private art collections of the 19th Century in England.
A dissertation concerning the Portuguese family Silva Tarouca, particularly the Bohemian branch, their heraldry and lands kept in Italy, Piedmont.
This study was presented during the 33rd Meeting of the "Società Italiana di Studi Araldici", in 2015, and it was published in its "Atti" in the year 2016. It is analyzed the coat of arms of this Galician-Portuguese family, which in Italy... more
The dissertation examines the emblem of the Perestrello family and some Portuguese artistic artifacts
La dissertazione prende in esame lo stemma della famiglia Perestrello e alcune testimonianze artistiche portoghesi.
La dissertazione prende in esame lo stemma della famiglia Perestrello e alcune testimonianze artistiche portoghesi.
In 1893 the Polish art historian Jerzy Mycielski (1856-1928) hypothesized that Leonardo's "Lady with an Ermine" could be Anne Duchess of Brittany and Queen of France, since the animal was a heraldic symbol of the Breton state. This study... more
This 60-page study is an attempt to catalog the coats of arms of the famous Malaspina family, which had multiple branches, the result of years of work. The aim is to provide art historians with a reasoned dictionary of the Malaspina coats... more
This very rare book was the result of years of work and inspections and accurately lists a large part of the heraldic coats of arms of the famous Malaspina family. The aim is to provide the art historian with a precious tool for... more