Piero Della Francesca: The Montefeltro Altarpiece

The sublime synthesis of Piero della Francesca's art, the Montefeltro Altarpiece, now in the Pinacoteca di Brera, is one of the most famous works dating from the painter's maturity. It was executed in the refined context of the Urbino court, probably to be placed above Duke Federico da Montefeltro's tomb in the Church of San Bernardino. Napoleon's soldiers took it to Milan in 1811, and since th…

Raphael: The School of Athens

The fresco The School of Athens in the Vatican stages a scene with 58 characters, among whom, grouped around the central figures, Plato and Aristotle, the ancient world's most famous thinkers can be identified. Raphael masterfully synthesizes the history of thought and human wisdom, not only in the space he creates (a virtual temple of philosophy", humanistically speaking), but also in time, le…

Veronese: The Wedding at Cana

Inspired by the story of Christ's first miracle as recounted in the Gospel of St. John, Paolo Veronese's dazzling, monumental painting The Wedding at Cana, held at the Louvre, was commissioned to be hung in the refectory of the Benedictine monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. The artist stages a sumptuous banquet for the wedding guests at Cana, packed with intriguing details: a seemingl…

Van Eyck: The Arnolfini Portrait

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ISBN/ISSN

9788866481225

Collation

80 hlm., 22 cm

Series Title

Art Mysteries

Call Number

702 Zuf

Renoir: The Great Artists Collection

Renoir was renowned for his works with their vibrant light and color and the harmony of the lines he portrayed within his landscapes and figure paintings. At the beginning of his prolific career he employed the impressionist techniques. where detail was denied and replaced with soft fusions between characters and their surroundings. While he moved away from this style in the middle of his caree…

Gauguin: The Great Artists Collection

Gouguin was instrumental in a fundamental move toward a modernism not seen in art since the impressoras themselves took shape. He believed in Cezanne's geometric style and Bernard's Cloisonniers but he case in heimself, his own abilities, and the potential he had to become a great artist. Gouguin was unafraid to put the boundaries of of history, with a move away from the traditional into a worl…

Michelangelo

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ISBN/ISSN

9788809767669

Collation

63 hlm., 31 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

705 Bus

Art e Dossier: Botticelli

Art e Dossier is a prominent Italian art magazine that provides in-depth information and analysis on art history, movements, and artists.

Art e Dossier: Caravaggio

This is a magnificently illustrated and informative introduction to the life and works of Italian Master painter Caravaggio. This magnificently illustrated series of monographs explore the lives and works of some of the most famous, influential, and talented artists throughout history. Each volume features a number of insightful essays by leading experts, a comprehensive chronology - set in an …

Art e Dossier: Raphael

Art e Dossier is a prominent Italian art magazine that provides in-depth information and analysis on art history, movements, and artists.