Botticelli by Daniel Arasse
This catalogue is published in conjunction with the major Fall 2003 exhibition organized by the Musee du Luxembourg in Paris. This important and unprecedented exhibition covers the entire career of the Florentine master with over 40 exceptional masterpieces gathered from major museums around the world.Sandro Botticelli was one of the leading painters of the Florentine Renaissance who developed a highly personal style characterized by elegant execution, sense of melancholy and strong emphasis on line. This monograph presents a selection of Botticelli's paintings and drawings, including extraordinary masterpieces such as the Mystic Nativity, St. Augustine in his Studio, Pallade and the Centaur, Annunciation and Madonna and Child, as well as a selection of works by other Renaissance painters like Leonardo da Vinci, Piero di Cosimo, Filippo and Filippino Lippi.
Auteur d'ouvrages remarquables, dont le Detail. Pour une histoire rapprochee de la peinture qui l'a fait connaitre du grand public, l'historien de l'art Daniel Arasse (1944-2003) a plus particulierement etudie la peinture de la Renaissance italienne. Il s'est singularise par sa demarche consistant a examiner les oeuvres au plus pres du geste createur, le detail permettant a la fois de comprendre le processus de representation adopte par le peintre et d'analyser la perception du spectateur.
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| ISBN 13 | 9788884915658 |
| ISBN 10 | 8884915651 |
| Title | Botticelli |
| Author | Daniel Arasse |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Skira |
| Year published | 2003-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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