Building the Picture
Content
This online publication written and edited by Amanda Lillie coincided with the National Gallery exhibition 'Building the Picture: Architecture in Italian Renaissance Painting' (2014). Exploring the role of architecture in Italian painting, it offers a fresh interpretation of some of the most iconic pictures in the collection.
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Introduction
Why incorporate architecture?
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Constructing the Picture
Architecture and composition design
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Entering the Picture
How buildings draw viewers in
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Place Making
Creating real and imagined places
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Architectural Time
Interpreting time in pictures
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Conclusion
Architects of the imagination
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More about the pictures
Explore the exhibition's exhibits
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Further reading
Read more about the subject
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Film series
Five contemporary perspectives
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Research collaboration
More about collaborative research
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The exhibition
30 April to 21 September 2014
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The authors
Meet the publication authors