Piero della Francesca. [English Ed.]
Maetzke Anna Maria
Silvana Editoriale
Prima edizione 1998.
English edition.
English Text.
Cinisello Balsamo, 2012; clothbound, pp. 240, 150 b/w and col. ill., 150 b/w and col. plates, cm 23x28.
(Monografie d'Arte).
series: Monografie d'Arte
Other editions available: French edition (ISBN: 88-366-2464-2). Edizione Italiana (ISBN: 88-366-2462-6).
ISBN: 88-366-2463-4 - EAN13: 9788836624638
Subject: Monographs (Painting and Drawing)
Period: 1400-1800 (XV-XVIII) Renaissance
Places: Europe
Extra: Frescoes
Languages:
Weight: 1.66 kg
Each work, from the Baptism of Christ to the Nativity at National Gallery in London, is presented with full-page images and is analysed in depth from the historical point of view, as well as for its style and considering its critical fortune during the centuries.
A specific focus is on the magnificent cycle of frescoes of the Legend of the True Cross, in the Basilica of San Francesco in Arezzo, which is considered as Piero's masterpiece.
The author of the book, in charge of a conservation and restoration project of the Chapel, presents in her study the results of the conservation work on half of the painting surface, completed with the images of the frescoes after their cleaning.
This book is intended as a compact up-to-date guide for readers wishing to find out more about one of the greatest artistic geniuses of all times, who was numbered among the greatest artists of his time and highly praised by his contemporaries, beginning with Vasari in the Life that he dedicated to the artist of excellence from Sansepolcro.
Baia grande. La pialassa Baiona ultima frontiera per una valle salmastra
Konrad. Per quanto un'oca allunghi il collo non diventerà mai un cigno