Italian Frescoes by Steffi Roettgen
Certain Italian fresco cycles, notably the Brancacci Chapel in Florence by Masaccio, Masolino, and Filippino Lippi, are well known. Others, such as Piero della Francesca's work in Arezzo and Benozzo Gozzoli's Chapel of the Magi in Florence, have been reproduced countless times. Yet no publisher - until now - has attempted to gather together and document in extensive photographs the essential fresco cycles of the early Italian Renaissance. The list of works covers the regions of Italy, from the Alpine mountain areas to Puglia, with an emphasis on Tuscany and Florence, the artistic center that gave life to the Renaissance. Italian Frescoes: The Early Renaissance opens with a concise introductory text discussing various aspects of fifteenth-century fresco painting: artists, patronage, cultural and historical conditions, technical methods, and questions of local tradition. The central section of the book examines twenty-one fresco cycles, each representing a crowning achievement in this field. A descriptive and interpretive essay introduces each cycle and is followed by a series of full-page and double-page color plates-many of them new photography of recently restored frescoes-covering the entire work. This parade of colorful masterpieces, paired with Steffi Roettgen's authoritative text, makes a brilliant volume that will be treasured by scholars and art lovers alike. A second volume, Professor Roettgen's Italian Frescoes: The Flowering of the Renaissance, continues the story with works by Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, and many others.
Steffi Roettgen studied at the universities of Munich, Erlangen, and Bonn and has taught at the Technical University of Berlin and the University of Munich. Currently she is associated with the Art History Institute in Florence. She is the author of Italian Frescoes: The Early Renaissance and Italian Frescoes: The Flowering of the Renaissance. Antonio Quattrone is regarded as one of the leading photographers of works of art; his many books include other volumes in the Italian Frescoes series. Ghigo Roli also specializes in fine art photography.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780789201393 |
| ISBN 10 | 0789201399 |
| Title | Italian Frescoes |
| Author | Steffi Roettgen |
| Series | Italian Frescoes |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. |
| Year published | 1996-10-17 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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