Emulating Antiquity

David Hemsoll is senior lecturer in the Department of Art History, Curating, and Visual Studies at the University of Birmingham.

“A series of publications by the author has prepared the ground for the arguments put forward in this generously illustrated book...The book gives the impression that it is founded on long experience in teaching the history of Italian Renaissance architecture.”—Sabine Frommel, The Burlington Magazine“This is a masterly work of architectural criticism, based on intensive first-hand study of the buildings and underpinned by deep scholarship and voracious exploration of the sources of inspiration.”—Deborah Howard, The Classical Review“Hemsoll’s writing is lucid and precise . . . His analyses of the buildings, especially his scrupulous examination of the numerous plans and elevations, is masterful and never tedious. One comes away with . . . a deeper appreciation for the historical and cultural circumstances that informed design decisions.”— Max Grossman, Architectural Histories  Shortlisted for the 2020 Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain