This volume presents new discoveries and new interpretations of highly important paintings and frescos from the Gothic and Renaissance periods, featuring works from Duccio, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Francesco di Giorgio, and Luca Signorelli. New interpretations pay particular attention to themes such as wedding iconography, political iconography, and historical identity as reflected in the iconography of the mendicant order as well as the social problems of artistic communities, the ascent of urban artists over court artists, and the artistic influence of foreign patrons.

This volume presents new discoveries and new interpretations of highly important paintings and frescos from the Gothic and Renaissance periods, featuring works from Duccio, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Francesco di Giorgio, and Luca Signorelli. New interpretations pay particular attention to themes such as wedding iconography, political iconography, and historical identity as reflected in the iconography of the mendicant order as well as the social problems of artistic communities, the ascent of urban artists over court artists, and the artistic influence of foreign patrons.

"Treasures of a Lost Art presents 144 leaves, cuttings, and illuminated manuscript fragments from the collection of Robert Lehman (1891-1969), one of the largest and most impressive private holdings of Italian manuscripts assembled after the First World War. Discussed here - with many of them handsomely illustrated in full color - are important examples of the major schools of illumination in southern Italy, Umbria, Tuscany, Emilia, Lombardy, and the Veneto. Previously unpublished, and perhaps even unknown to scholars, are works by some of the foremost Italian painters of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, including a leaf here attributed for the first time to the Sienese master Duccio di Buoninsegna and cuttings by Stefano da Verona and Cosimo Tura. Lesser-known arists, such as Neri da Rimini, Belbello da Pavia, and Girolamo da Cremona, once renowned for their beautifully illuminated volumes, are also discussed in full."--BOOK JACKET.

DIVRecognized authority in the field discusses painting methods used by such masters as Alberti, Cennini, Vasari, and Borghini; also comments on causes of fresco destruction and how to restore works of art. /div