Ars aedificatoria as the bases for the crafts of thought: the idea of space in visual art and literature of the early modern Italy

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16H03373
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fine art history
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: Kuwakino Koji 大阪大学, 文学研究科, 教授 (30609441)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 水野 千依 青山学院大学, 文学部, 教授 (40330055) ; 渡辺 浩司 大阪大学, 文学研究科, 准教授 (50263182) ; 林 千宏 大阪大学, 言語文化研究科(言語文化専攻), 准教授 (80549551)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 記憶術 / 建築 / エクフラシス / 百科全書 / コレクション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We analyzed how the spatial model of architecture works on the creative side of art and literary arts in early modern Western Europe, especially in Italy, focusing on the intellectual methodology of mnemonic. As a result, we clarified the case where architecture is effectively used as a virtual information model in both the creation of sentences and the creation of visual arts. The results were published in two Japanese books, "The Spiritual History of the Renaissance Garden" and "The Complete History of Memories," and were also shown in several foreign language treatises and presentations.

Free Research Field

西洋美術史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

研究成果をまとめた日本語の著作『ルネサンス庭園の精神史』、および『記憶術全史』は高く評価され、アウトリーチ活動として有意義な貢献となった。とくに前者は、サントリー学芸賞を受賞し、広く社会に認知された。