An Art Lover's Guide to Florence
Title | An Art Lover's Guide to Florence PDF eBook |
Author | Judith Testa |
Publisher | Northern Illinois University Press |
Pages | 279 |
Release | 2012-09-15 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 1501756745 |
No city but Florence contains such an intense concentration of art produced in such a short span of time. The sheer number and proximity of works of painting, sculpture, and architecture in Florence can be so overwhelming that Florentine hospitals treat hundreds of visitors each year for symptoms brought on by trying to see them all, an illness famously identified with the French author Stendhal. While most guidebooks offer only brief descriptions of a large number of works, with little discussion of the historical background, Judith Testa gives a fresh perspective on the rich and brilliant art of the Florentine Renaissance in An Art Lover's Guide to Florence. Concentrating on a number of the greatest works, by such masters as Botticelli and Michelangelo, Testa explains each piece in terms of what it meant to the people who produced it and for whom they made it, deftly treating the complex interplay of politics, sex, and religion that were involved in the creation of those works. With Testa as a guide, armchair travelers and tourists alike will delight in the fascinating world of Florentine art and history.
A Guide to the Paintings of Florence
Title | A Guide to the Paintings of Florence PDF eBook |
Author | Karl Károly |
Publisher | |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 1893 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
The Uffizi
Title | The Uffizi PDF eBook |
Author | Caterina Caneva |
Publisher | Macmillan Reference USA |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
A Critical and Historical Corpus of Florentine Painting
Title | A Critical and Historical Corpus of Florentine Painting PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Offner |
Publisher | |
Pages | 526 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Art and religion |
ISBN |
Paintings in the Uffizi & Pitti Galleries
Title | Paintings in the Uffizi & Pitti Galleries PDF eBook |
Author | Mina Gregori |
Publisher | Bulfinch Press |
Pages | 648 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780821220849 |
This magnificent gathering of more than 800 exemplary paintings from one of the world's greatest collections of European art has been lovingly reproduced in lavish full color. Over 800 color plates. Boxed.
A.L.A. Catalog, 1926
Title | A.L.A. Catalog, 1926 PDF eBook |
Author | Isabella Mitchell Cooper |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1302 |
Release | 1926 |
Genre | Best books |
ISBN |
A. L. A. Catalog, 1904-1911
Title | A. L. A. Catalog, 1904-1911 PDF eBook |
Author | Elva Lucile Bascom |
Publisher | |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 1912 |
Genre | Best books |
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