Already revered by his admirers during his lifetime as "Il Divino" (the Divine), Michelangelo Buonarroti embodies the ideal artist of the Renaissance in Italy. No sculptor or painter was able to depict man more impressively in stone and colour; his grandiose masterpieces are still...
William Turner was a shy loner and a bit of an eccentric, but also an extremely productive artist who quickly became one of the most successful painters of landscapes and seascapes in England. Although his fame was limited to his native Britain during his lifetime, William Turner is now revered as...
Pre-order Price Guarantee. Terms This richly illustrated book throws light on the legacy and life of Margaret of Parma, whose importance in 16th century Europe has often been overshadowed Published on the occasion of the exhibition Margaret - The EmperorÂ’s Daughter between Power and Image in MOU,...
Through most of Michelangelo’s working life, one of his closest colleagues was the great Venetian painter Sebastiano del Piombo (1485–1541). The two men met in Rome in 1511, shortly after Sebastiano’s arrival from his native city, and while Michelangelo was based in Florence...
Lingua : Inglese
Copertina rigida : 536 pagine
ISBN / Barcode: 9781857093391
This new volume in the series of National Gallery collection catalogues focuses on 16th-century Bologna and Ferrara. The Gallery holds the most important collection of these paintings outside Italy, including works by Garofalo representing his entire range as an artist; exquisite and grotesque...
Immergiti in un libro di riferimento esperto e completo sulla vita e le opere di influente artista, ingegnere, inventore e scienziato Leonardo Da Vinci! Offre una vivace e vivace esplorazione della vita personale dell'artista, dei viaggi, delle influenze artistiche e del contesto storico in Italia...
