Michelangelo: Collection "Rizzoli Art Classics" - Softcover

Gamba, Claudio

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0847826783 ISBN 13: 9780847826780

Verlag: Rizzoli, 2005

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This pioneering art series combines stunning high-quality color reproductions with expert commentary on the most popular artists of all time at an extremely accessible price. Giotto, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli, and Vermeer are names well known to any student of art history, museum-goer, or culturally engaged

individual. Rizzoli is pleased to launch its Classics of Art series with monographs on these six world-renowned painters, whose signature styles and sheer genius continue to inspire both scholars and lay people to this day.

Each book in this series features a literary introduction and thoroughly researched essay followed by a section devoted to a detailed description of a selection of the artist's masterpieces. An extensive chronology of the artist's life and important historical events of his era as well as a compilation of remarks by famous historians, modern and old, add cultural perspective and insight into each painter's stylistic development. A visual chart with captions as to the whereabouts of each painting and a concise bibliography with suggested further reading provide invaluable research tools.

With authoritative text by leading art historians from around the globe, these lavishly illustrated editions provide fresh insights into the art and lives of the most brilliant artists in the history of painting. No matter what your knowledge of art history, this series will compel you to explore a world of art beyond the canvas.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Curator and art historian Claudio Gamba is a specialist in 17th–19th century Italian sculpture. His publications include books from the series "I classici dell’arte" and "I grandi musei del mondo."

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Rizzoli
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0847826783
• ISBN 13: 9780847826780
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 192
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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