Piero della Francesca and the Invention of the Artist
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Piero della Francesca and the Invention of the Artist by Machtelt Israls
A nuanced account of the life and art of Piero della Francesca.
"Israels's book captures the essential clarity, truthfulness, and modernity of Piero della Francesca's art in prose that skillfully evokes his technical mastery and subtle artistryPiero's career is followed chronologically and contextually and staged in terms of the roles he adopted and performed--pupil and master, citizen and courtier, devotee and scientist among them. Close looking and careful description reveal the intellectual rigor and expressive force of his paintings. The book is as magisterial as its subject in achieving a new and compelling perspective on his life and work."--Patricia Rubin, New York University "Israels's text plunges the reader back into the fifteenth century so that Piero della Francesca's art can be seen through his eyes and those of his contemporaries."--Carl Brandon Strehlke, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Machtelt Brüggen Israëls is Senior Lecturer in Italian Renaissance Art at the University of Amsterdam and Visiting Professor at the University of Florence. Her previous publications include The Berenson Collection (2015).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781789143218 |
| ISBN 10 | 1789143217 |
| Title | Piero della Francesca and the Invention of the Artist |
| Author | Machtelt Israls |
| Series | Renaissance Lives |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| Year published | 2021-01-18 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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