BOTTICELLI LIFE AND WORK GEB - R.W. LIGHTBOWN

Life and Work

KORTE INHOUD

When Ronald Lightbown published his monograph on Botticelli in 1978 it was immediately recognized as the definitvie work on the subject, one that thoroughly, delineated the Renaissance master's life and work and disentangled many of the enigmas associated with his remarkable body of painting. But the subsequent cleaning and restoration of many of Botticelli's most famous works, which began in 1978, has necessitated a reassessment of his remarkable technique and dazzling use of colour, and has provided a splendid opportunity for Lightbown to revise his landmark study. While this beautiful new edition performs the important task of analyzing recent scholarly advances, it also presents for the first time a full complement of colour images for each of Botticelli's autograph paintings as well as dozens of spectacular details-over 217 paltes, many full page, Specially commissioned photography of the sistine frescoes and other newly cleaned masterpieces reveal Botticelli's vibrant use of colour as never before. A se...
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1999Uitgever: ABBEVILLE PRESS INC SUITE 500336 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0896599310ISBN-13: 9780896599314

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