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Translation by Jonathan Griffin of "Le grand atelier d'Italie, 1460-1500" (Gallimard, 1965). Large-format volume, measuring approximately 9" x 11.25", is bound in red cloth, with stamped gilt lettering to spine and pictorial design depicting antique ship appears stamped in gold on front cover. Book and dust jacket are new. Cardboard slipcase shows very light shelfwear, with color paper spine label displaying mild rubbing. xii/417 pages. "In this magnificently illustrated volume, the noted scholar André Chastel carries further the brilliant investigation of the Renaissance he began in "The Flowering of the Renaissance." Here he deals with a period which, although it spanned only two generations, was of immense importance in the development of the arts. It was a time of ferment, a time, as George Salles puts it, when man "was aware that he was taking part in the heroic enterprise of a rejuvenation of the human spirit." Utilizing the discoveries of the latest research, M. Chastel sweeps away misconceptions of this period that have long prevailed. He studies the workshops of Italian painters, sculptors, and architects, examines the conflict between styles, and places the innovations of Perugino, Signorelli, Botticelli, Leonardo, and others in their historical framework. He brings out to the full one of the most unusual features of this period -- the rivalry among the major arts, which seemed to be competing and attempting to absorb one another. He has produced a remarkable work on a remarkable period, a work that is sure to be hailed as an outstanding achievement in art history. Integrated into the text are more than 300 illustrations, of which 119 are in full color, allowing the reader to refer directly to achievements of the artists discussed by M. Chastel.". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1670203816053
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