Viaggi a sud

Synopsis of Viaggi a sud

«Viaggi a sud» is the essay by Fabio Mangone on Nordic architects and Italy (1850-1925), published by Electa Napoli in paperback (143 pages).

The study analyses the travels of Nordic architects to Italy between 1850 and 1925, in the wake of the Grand Tour. Mangone reconstructs their itineraries and the influence of Italian architecture on their work, with attention to the end of Romanticism and the outlook of the moderns.

Published in 2002 in Naples, it is part of the Biblioteca Electa Napoli collection and includes bibliographic references. Text in Italian.

For those interested in the history of architecture, the Grand Tour and the cultural relations between northern Europe and Italy.