Villa La Pietra. Florence, a family and a villa - Hardcover

Turner, Richard A.; Acidini Luchinat, Cristina

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8885982646 ISBN 13: 9788885982642

Verlag: Edizioni Olivares, 2002

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Reseña del editor:

This richly illustrated volume reveals the beauty and history of one of the great Florentine villas, La Pietra, and the extraordinary Anglo-American family that restored it to its former glory and ultimately bequeathed it to New York University. The book tells the story of the Villa and the Acton family in beautiful contemporary and modern photographs, and includes a text by noted art historian A. Richard Turner, along with an elegant introductory essay by Cristina Acidini Luchinat, of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage. The book brings to life the expatriate community in Florence in the early part of the 20th century; the lives of the Acton family members, including Sir Harold Acton, the aesthete, scholar and legendary host; the Actons' restoration of the Villa's magnificent Renaissance garden; the remarkable art collection amassed by the Actons; and the making of La Pietra's new role as an international study and conference centre.

Biografía del autor:

A. Richard Turner is Paulette Goddard Professor Emeritus of Art and Humanities, New York Unversity.

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• Verlag: Edizioni Olivares
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• ISBN 10: 8885982646
• ISBN 13: 9788885982642
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 120
• Herausgeber: Mandel C.