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Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Clean, unmarked, crease-free spine with light wear to corners. BP/Travel/Florence.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. This monograph is the first title in a new series titled Opera Maestra, specifically focused on the work and itinerary of the artists who made history, from an unprecedented perspective. The series begins with Leonardo da Vinci, captured by the expert Marco Versiero. At the core the analysis is the specific soul, among the thousands of Leonardo's, that Marco Versiero wants to underline: his mirror-soul; namely, Leonardo's eye between Human and Nature. In other words, the eye that allowed the artist to mediate between his favourite dimensions (the human and the natural one), and allowed them to communicate with each other without cancelling themselves, but rather managing to reflect one in the other's light, like in front of a mirror. An essential biographical note introduces the reader to Marco Versiero's pages, enriched with 61 detailed pictures. The pictures, proposing not only a selection of Leonardo's paintings but also of his drawings, enhanced with comprehensive captions, tell the itinerary of the genius from the years of his apprenticeship in Verrocchio's workshop till the days of his maturity. AUTHOR: Marco Versiero is a research doctor in political philosophy and in modern Italian literature; he obtained the national scientific qualification as associate professor and has taught History of political doctrines at the University of Naples 'L Orientale'. Under the direction of Professor Pietro C. Marani, he edited the catalogues of two of the twenty-four exhibitions on Leonardo's Codex Atlanticus at the Ambrosiana Library in Milan: Politics and Allegories (2010) and The Floods and Prophecies (2012). He contributed to the catalogue of the exhibition Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519: the drawing of the world, curated by Pietro C. Marani and Maria T. Fiorio (Milan, Palazzo Reale, 2015). He is an ordinary member of the Vinciana Collection Authority in Milan and a member of the Leonardo da Vinci Society in London; he is also the author of: The Gift of Freedom and the Ambition of Tyrants. The art of politics in the thought of Leonardo da Vinci (Naples, Italian Institute for Philosophical Studies, 2012) and Leonardo in "chiaroscuro", between Savonarola and Machiavelli, c. 1494-1504 (Mantua, Il Rio Art, 2015). His writing is passionate, visual, and engaging. SELLING POINTS: . First volume of the Opera Maestra series, focused on the work of the artists who made history . Essential biography enriched with 61 detailed pictures, both paintings and drawings . Detailed itinerary of Leonardo's genius: from his apprenticeship to his artistic maturity 61 colour images This monograph on Leonardo da Vinci focuses on the relationship between the artist, humanity and nature. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Zustand: Fine. 175 pages, colour illustrations; 24 cm. English Edition. Tight, clean copy. *** CONTENTS: Fakebusters, fakers, and how to tell a fake; The giddy ancient world; The shrouded Middle Ages; Tricks of the Renaissance and Shams of the Baroque; Victorian shenanigans; The golden age of fakes--now!; My early experiences; Young at the game; A real pro; Busting Wolfgang; Fakes by the ton; If a fake is so good that it fools all the experts, then .; Has any faker fooled them all; Deep suspicions; The pseudo-fakebusters; "Guardi is still alive"; The "fhaker" with Chutzpah; The curious spurious Kouros; Con Brio. Size: 8vo.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Following in the footsteps of the painters and engravers who portrayed Florence and its dome, Giovanni Fanelli pays a homage to Brunelleschi's masterpiece with a fine collection of drawings: a tribute to the great Renaissance architect from a scholar who has devoted his life to the study of urban landscape. 22 b/w illustrations Following in the footsteps of the painters and engravers who portrayed Florence and its dome, Giovanni Fanelli pays homage to Brunelleschi's masterpiece with a fine collection of drawings: a tribute to the great Renaissance architect from a scholar who has devoted his life to the study of urban landscape. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Paperback, small quarto bound in stiff pictorial covers with French flaps. 175 pages. Bibliography. Profusely illustrated throughout with color photographs. Text in English. Previous owner's small label on front free end-paper. Very light foxing to top edge. Else an as new copy, clean square and unmarked. Very good. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. 31 October 1737 Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, the Electress Palatine and last descendant of the grand ducal branch of the Medici, refused to stand by and watch the end of the dynasty that had marked the destiny of Florence for more than four centuries. She responded to the approaching Austrian rule by the House of Lorraine with a legal act under which all the assets that formed part of the Medici collections were bound to the city of Florence, establishing it definitively as a city of art. The protagonist of this book is the history of Florence, from its origins to that fateful day, narrated in the first person by the Electress Palatine herself, accompanied by her inquisitive and loyal servant Maria. AUTHOR: Originally from Molise, Marialuisa Bianchi took her degree in Mediaeval History at the University of Florence. Based in Florence, she has taught Italian and History in high schools and has published several historical novels centered on the fictional character Ekaterina. She began her writing career with short stories for teenagers, an experience which led to the creation of a play script. She collaborates with a cultural association, for which she holds writing seminars and organises lectures on literature. Her seminars have resulted in several collective books. SELLING POINTS: . An account of the history of Florence from its origins to the coming of the Lorenas . Narrated by Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Electress Palatine 17 b/w illustrations This stimulating book tells the history of Florence, from its origins to the fateful day that the Medici collections were bound to the city of Florence, establishing it definitively as a city of art. Narrated in the first person by the Electress Palatine herself, accompanied by her inquisitive and loyal servant Maria. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. An abundance of colored Photographs. Unread.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. In Florence, cassettai refers to the special group of street vendors who take their name from the drawer-like containers in which they display their wares. They have belonged to the association of the same name since 1909; today they are recognised as an important part of Florence's historical and cultural heritage. They are both promoters and protagonists of a volume on the history of the illustrated postcard, in whose diffusion they have traditionally played an important role. The history of the postcard intersects closely with that of the art of the last two centuries, beginning with the emergence of photography. Over time, the postcard became an art form in its own right; it also had a hand in transforming communication, providing travellers with the opportunity of recording spontaneous impressions while forever capturing a picture of the visited site. Sponsored by the association of the cassettai, the volume offers a rich and varied overview of the illustrated postcard, which was once an extremely popular means of conveying messages through words and images. Still today, the postcard holds its own in a world dominated by more modern and rapid means of communication, while retaining its connection with a fascinating history, one imbued with culture, identity, beauty and romanticism. Text in English and Italian. SELLING POINTS: . A rich and varied history of the illustrated postcard as an art form and transformational communication tool 103 colour, 12 b/w illustrations A rich and varied overview of the illustrated postcard, once such an extremely popular means of conveying messages through words and images. Text in English and Italian. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Clean, unmarked copy with solid, crease-free spine. Prepare for that trip. BP/Florence.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The catalogue is the narrative guide for the exhibition held in the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana dedicated to cocoa one of the most precious treasures from the New World as described and narrated in Brother Bernardino de Sahagun's work. According to Aztec mythology, cocoa has a divine origin, closely connected to the god Quetzalcoatl. Maps and archaeological, historical, artistic and artisan artefacts tell the story of chocolate, from the Mesoamerica of the Olmecs to the 'bean to bar' movement, a beacon of hope in respect to 'the Other'. SELLING POINTS: . An in-depth exploration into the journey of cocoa, from the Aztecs to present day . Accompanied the exhibition held in the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana between 3 November 2023 to 2 February 2024 127 colour, 7 b/w illustrations Published to accompany the exhibition held in 2024 at the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence, on the history of cocoa and chocolate from its roots in Mesoamerican America, to its arrival in Europe, to the present day. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Zustand: NUOVO. Florence, Mandragora cm.17x24, pp.circa 100 con tavole a colori acquerellate. legatura ed.in mz.tela. Illustrations by Andrea Rauch.

Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. Father Andrew, an artist and priest of the Archdiocese of New York, recounts his impressions during a peripatetic retreat in Tuscany some years ago, under the guidance of Timothy Verdon an art historian and Catholic priest. Timothy Verdon's hope was to help the listeners open to the spiritual as well as aesthetic beauty of the buildings, sculptures and paintings seen and Father Andrew's book tells that something of this sort happened, at least in his case. Tuscan Resume is an 'inspired' work, in response to the same Spirit that touched the architects and artists whose masterpieces Father Andrew describes. AUTHOR: Rev. Andrew More O'Connor is a priest of the Archdiocese of New York and an artist. SELLING POINTS: . Spiritual and aesthetic beauty of the Tuscan buildings, sculptures and paintings . Impressions during a peripatetic retreat in Tuscany, under the guidance of Timothy Verdon, an art historian and Catholic priest 8 colour, 32 b/w illustrations Father Andrew, an artist and priest of the Archdiocese of New York, recounts his impressions during a peripatetic retreat in Tuscany some years ago. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Slight cover wear. Nice, tight, unmarked copy. A beautifully illustrated book from the Museums of Florence. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. The fascinating and truly exceptional Portrait of a Lady in White Satin, which forms part of The Klesch Collection, offers Marco Tanzi the leading expert on 16th- and 17th-century Cremonese painting an opportunity to delve into some hitherto unknown aspects of the painter's artistic production. Breaking away from the repetitive monotony of a celebration firmly rooted in an audacious biography that is more or less fictional, but above all anchored to some erroneous attributions that are traced back to Bernardino Campi, her first master. AUTHOR: Born in Cremona in 1956, Marco Tanzi is professor of Modern Art History at the University of Salento. He specialises in the figurative culture of northern Italy between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries as well as in the Renaissance in the Terra d'Otranto. SELLING POINTS: . Leading expert Marco Tanzi presents this stunning monograph dedicated to the Portrait of a Lady in White Satin 44 colour, 1 b/w illustrations Marco Tanzi the leading expert on 16th- and 17th-century Cremonese painting delves into some hitherto unknown aspects of the Sofonisba Anguissolas artistic production. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Zustand: Fine. 112 pages, colour illustrations; 25 cm. English Edition. Tight, clean copy. *** "Illustrated guide to the Cathedral, Campanile and Baptistery at Piazza San Giovanni in the heart of Florence. This English edition gives a very detailed history and description of the art of the three buildings." - Publisher. Size: 8vo. Guidebook.

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Used - Very Good. Very nice, clean, tight copy free of any marks.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The new edition of The Art of Cookery re-proposes the recipes of the Florentine culinary tradition, enhancing their simplicity, capturing their modern aspects, veering some of them towards an accuracy in the procedures to ensure that those who try the recipes and then those who are lucky enough to taste them will discover the presence and taste of each individual ingredient. All organised within the time frames of today's schedules. We should not be scandalised if the procedures cemented in the historical memory of domestic walls are made faster through the use of the appliances now routinely used in the kitchen. So bring on the pressure cookers, mixers, blenders and immersion robots if they can help to free up a bit of time and a bit of happy effort in favour of imagination and creativity. Cooking with passion is a game that continually puts us to the test, with results that only our guests can judge. AUTHOR: Sandra Rosi has lived in Florence her whole life. She has written several children's books and edited numerous publications. Florence - The Art of Cookery is the result of her passion for food, her expertise in the field and her desire to share her knowledge. She participates daily in the tradition of good food, whether with her family of three children or with friends. 77 colour illustrations Recipes in the Florentine culinary tradition, emphasising simplicity, and giving clear steps to bring out the presence and taste of each individual ingredient. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Illustrated (illustrator). This is a tight clean copy. 141 pp. A digital image can be made available.

Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. This publication discusses a bronze Laocooen recently sold at Bonham's. Its new owners attributed it to Giuseppe Piamontini (16631744) 'because of its manufacture and its extremely close proximity to the Doccia model', the model employed for a porcelain Laocooen produced in the factory set up by Carlo Ginori (170257) in 1737 at Doccia near Florence. Labelled as French and belatedly returned to Late Baroque Florence (but to the wrong artist), this magnificent group has finally revealed its identity. It is one of the incunabula of an ambitious young sculptor measuring himself with the sculptors of Ancient Greece and their great Renaissance followers of his native Florence. During the day he copied them in the Galleria degli Uffizi and in the streets of the city. At night he gathered together with other pupils of Foggini in the Borgo Pinti studio to study together. The prominent career to which Della Valle obviously aspired prompted his move to Rome. Della Valle helped us interpret the bronze correctly, interpret correctly its attribution in the Doccia models' inventory and by extension understand better that document itself. But most important, our understanding of Florentine Late Baroque sculpture and of Della Valle's art has acquired another firm point of reference. AUTHOR: Dimitrios Zikos is an independent art historian specialised in Florentine bronze sculpture of the Renaissance and the Baroque. He studied Art History and Archaeology in the Universities of Munich and Freiburg i. Br. from where he obtained his PhD. He was a Henkell Fellow at the Kunsthistorisches Institut, Florence, and has co-curated exhibitions at the Gardner (2003), the Bargello (2003-2014), the Liechtenstein Princely Collections (2005), the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum (2015), and the Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze (2023). He has published widely on Italian Sculpture and taught at the University of Innsbruck (2012-2013). He is an Honorary Member of the Amici di Doccia and the President of the not-for-profit Friends of the Bargello. SELLING POINTS: . Review of a bronze Laocooen attributed to Italian Sculptor Giuseppe Piamontini (16631744) . A point of reference for Florentine Late Baroque sculpture and of Della Valle's art 60 colour illustrations Discusses a bronze Laocooen recently sold at Bonhams. Della Valle helped interpret correctly the bronze and its attribution in the Doccia models inventory. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The catalogue brings all the paintings in the Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze together for the first time. It is a straightforward, convenient tool, aimed at all types of users, particularly suitable for educational use, for a first approach to the museum's paintings or for quick searches by experts or those who would like to become one. Arranging the paintings in alphabetical order by the names of the artists seemed to us to be the simplest and most natural criterion for anyone who was not already an expert. The catalogue includes the various names of the painters, and a brief biography introduces each artist. This is followed by the entry or, if there is more than one, the entries on the works by this artist in the museum collections, in alphabetical order by title. Each work is reproduced with a recent photograph. This volume constitutes an invaluable collection of data, essential for future studies and discussions regarding the paintings. The book is introduced by an exhaustive essay by Cecilie Hollberg, the Director of the Galleria. SELLING POINTS: . A complete inventory of all paintings held in the Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze . Presented in alphabetical order by artist with an accompanying biography 365 colour illustrations All the paintings in the Galleria dellAccademia di Firenze, in alphabetical order by the names of the artists with a brief biography of each artist and a recent photograph of each work. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The Global Eye. Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese Maps in the Collections of the Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici is the companion catalogue to the exhibition of the same name. For the first time, it presents all 82 'Castello' maps in colour. The maps are so named because from the end of the 18th century until their transfer to the Laurentian Library in 1921 they decorated the rooms of the Medicean villa of Castello outside Florence. From 1667 to 1669, the young Grand Duke Cosimo III conducted his grand tour, which took him to various countries in Europe. While in the Low Countries on his first journey he purchased 65 maps and hand-drawn views of cities; on his second, longer trip he arrived in Lisbon, where he bought copies of maritime maps. The collection of maps and colonial vistas from Holland, Portugal and Spain provide us with insight into the shape of the world in the mid-17th century as well as information about the circulation of people and ideas. The catalogue describes and accurately analyses each map while providing details on the places shown and the contents of the legends and captions, when these are present. The essays discuss the history of the maps, from the time of their purchase by the grand duke to their arrival at the Laurentian Library. SELLING POINTS: . Presents a collection of maps and colonial vistas from Holland, Portugal and Spain held by the Grand Duke Cosimo III 120 colour illustrations The collection of maps and colonial vistas from Holland, Portugal and Spain provide us with insight into the shape of the world in the mid-17th century as well as information about the circulation of people and ideas. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal shelfwear; unpaginated; "The Effects of Good Government in the City and Countryside, the spectacular fresco painted in the 14th century by Lorenzetti in Siena's Palazzo Pubblico, includes a pig going to the market. In this book the pig causes trouble as he travels across the Tuscan countryside and chaos as he rampages through medieval Siena. " Illustrations based on the fresco.

Zustand: COME NUOVO. NOTA:Volume nuovo, ma con piccole imperfezioni alla copertina. / Florence, Mandragora cm.24,5x29, pp.192, centinaia di figg.a col.nt. brossura con cop.fig.a col. Florence, Palazzo Strozzi 24 October 2008- 8 February 2009. Curated by Clarice Innocenti.

Zustand: COME NUOVO. Florence, Mandragora cm.17x24, pp.circa 100 con tavole a colori acquerellate. legatura editoriale in mz.tela, copertina figurata a colori. Illustrazioni di Andrea Rauch.

Soft Cover with Self-Wraps. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 175pp. Representative examples of the artworks to be found in twenty-seven museums and art galleries in Florence, Italy. Colour photographs. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 9.5 x 6.5 inches.

Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. For many years the artist Rachel Lee Hovnanian has been analysing the drifts of our hyper-technological and hyper-connected society. She presented at the 59th Venice Biennale, Angels Listening, an interactive exhibition featuring seven large-scale bronze angels staged around a silver confessional box, each figure rendered in silence with its mouth taped shut. Viewers were invited to participate by relinquishing their innermost thoughts, whether repressed due to fear of judgement or sheer inability, by writing them onto pieces of ribbon, placing these ribbons into The Cathartic Box, and ringing the awakening bell, a symbol of the role of the angels as mute listeners. At the end of each day all of the new messages were compiled onto prayer-like mats and dispersed throughout the exterior gardens for future visitors to encounter and share as a collective stream-of-consciousness. This book shares those messages. In listening to these stories, perhaps it is people who become the angels listening. AUTHOR: Rachel Lee Hovnanian was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia and raised in Houston, Texas. She received her BFA from the University of Texas, Austin, and completed post graduate studies at the Parsons School of Design in New York. She lives and works between Miami, New York and Tuscany. Over the last decade Hovnanian's work has been exhibited at public and private institutions across the globe, including numerous solo presentations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and the middle east. SELLING POINTS: . An art book dedicated to Rachel Lee Hovnanian's interactive exhibition Angels Listening held at the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022 Artist Rachel Lee Hovnanian presented Angels Listening at the 59th Venice Biennale. The interactive exhibition featured seven large-scale bronze angels staged around a silver confessional box, each figure rendered in silence with its mouth taped shut. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Following in the footsteps of the painters and engravers who portrayed Florence and its dome, Giovanni Fanelli pays a homage to Brunelleschi's masterpiece with a fine collection of drawings: a tribute to the great Renaissance architect from a scholar who has devoted his life to the study of urban landscape. 22 b/w illustrations Following in the footsteps of the painters and engravers who portrayed Florence and its dome, Giovanni Fanelli pays homage to Brunelleschi's masterpiece with a fine collection of drawings: a tribute to the great Renaissance architect from a scholar who has devoted his life to the study of urban landscape. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. This monograph is the first title in a new series titled Opera Maestra, specifically focused on the work and itinerary of the artists who made history, from an unprecedented perspective. The series begins with Leonardo da Vinci, captured by the expert Marco Versiero. At the core the analysis is the specific soul, among the thousands of Leonardo's, that Marco Versiero wants to underline: his mirror-soul; namely, Leonardo's eye between Human and Nature. In other words, the eye that allowed the artist to mediate between his favourite dimensions (the human and the natural one), and allowed them to communicate with each other without cancelling themselves, but rather managing to reflect one in the other's light, like in front of a mirror. An essential biographical note introduces the reader to Marco Versiero's pages, enriched with 61 detailed pictures. The pictures, proposing not only a selection of Leonardo's paintings but also of his drawings, enhanced with comprehensive captions, tell the itinerary of the genius from the years of his apprenticeship in Verrocchio's workshop till the days of his maturity. AUTHOR: Marco Versiero is a research doctor in political philosophy and in modern Italian literature; he obtained the national scientific qualification as associate professor and has taught History of political doctrines at the University of Naples 'L Orientale'. Under the direction of Professor Pietro C. Marani, he edited the catalogues of two of the twenty-four exhibitions on Leonardo's Codex Atlanticus at the Ambrosiana Library in Milan: Politics and Allegories (2010) and The Floods and Prophecies (2012). He contributed to the catalogue of the exhibition Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519: the drawing of the world, curated by Pietro C. Marani and Maria T. Fiorio (Milan, Palazzo Reale, 2015). He is an ordinary member of the Vinciana Collection Authority in Milan and a member of the Leonardo da Vinci Society in London; he is also the author of: The Gift of Freedom and the Ambition of Tyrants. The art of politics in the thought of Leonardo da Vinci (Naples, Italian Institute for Philosophical Studies, 2012) and Leonardo in "chiaroscuro", between Savonarola and Machiavelli, c. 1494-1504 (Mantua, Il Rio Art, 2015). His writing is passionate, visual, and engaging. SELLING POINTS: . First volume of the Opera Maestra series, focused on the work of the artists who made history . Essential biography enriched with 61 detailed pictures, both paintings and drawings . Detailed itinerary of Leonardo's genius: from his apprenticeship to his artistic maturity 61 colour images This monograph on Leonardo da Vinci focuses on the relationship between the artist, humanity and nature. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Zustand: Muy bueno. : Catálogo de una exposición celebrada en el Palazzo Strozzi, Florencia, del 16 de octubre de 2009 al 24 de enero de 2010. La obra presenta obras maestras del trampantojo desde la antigüedad hasta la actualidad, editado por Annamaria Giusti. Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 307-315). EAN: 9788874611409 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Arte y Cultura Título: Art and illusions Autor: Anna Maria Giusti Editorial: Mandragora Idioma: eng Páginas: 318.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Very Good.