La foglia d'oro. The Gold Leaf. Il segreto della Maestà di Duccio. The Secret of Duccio's Majesty
Polistampa
Italian and English Text.
Firenze, 2010; hardback, pp. 74, col. ill., cm 12x17.
(Aureum Pulvisculum. 1).
series: Aureum Pulvisculum
ISBN: 88-596-0798-1
- EAN13: 9788859607984
Subject: Essays (Art or Architecture),Monographs (Painting and Drawing),Painting
Period: 0-1000 (0-XI) Ancient World,1000-1400 (XII-XIV) Middle Ages
Extra: Bizantyn Art
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Weight: 0.07 kg
The great panel, finished, now dominates on the High Altar of the cathedral, in Siena, my beloved homeland, the city of the white and black shields which seem eternal. A great procession and a heavenly music have accompanied it through the streets of the city, and clerics, and perfumes, and clouds of incense. I, Duccio, son of Buoninsegna, with all my family and pupils, followed it among the multitude, weeping for the pride of having painted it in such a way." The precious short tale on the Majesty of Duccio di Buoninsegna is a fantastic crossing over the territories of Medieval Art and Spirituality of Siena. And conceals a secret message...