| Botticelli Contributor(s): Zollner, Frank (Author) |
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ISBN: 3791381938 ISBN-13: 9783791381930 Publisher: Prestel Publishing OUR PRICE: $44.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2015 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - Renaissance - Art | Criticism & Theory - Art | Individual Artists - Monographs |
| Dewey: 759.5 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 8.9" W x 12.7" (4.35 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Now available in a new edition, this celebration of the life and art of the Renaissance genius presents Sandro Botticelli's complete paintings and offers a comprehensive and thoroughly up-to-date study of his work. Botticelli is one of the most admired artists of the Renaissance period and his seductive Venus and graceful Primavera are among the world's most recognizable works of art. This catalogue raisonn of Botticelli's paintings offers more than two hundred full-color illustrations and meticulous scholarship by the distinguished Renaissance art historian Frank Z llner, described by The Financial Times, when reviewing this book's previous edition, as a fabulous, accessible scholar; his book has luscious reproductions and exquisite detail. Presented in chronological order, the facts of Botticelli's life and career are insightfully discussed against the background of the artistic upheaval that marked the Renaissance period. The artist's reinterpretations of ancient myths as well as his religious paintings are thoughtfully explored in this sumptuously illustrated volume, which will please scholars and delight lovers of fine art books everywhere. |