Sandro Botticelli • The Medici Masters in Colour (No. 1)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image; 16 tipped on colour plates of paintings - identification and description of plates.
Few artists in the Western canon have captured the ethereal grace of the human form quite like Sandro Botticelli, and this volume from the prestigious Medici Masters in Colour Series presents his genius in vivid, faithful reproduction. As one of the supreme masters of the Italian Renaissance, Botticelli's work — from the mythological splendour of The Birth of Venus to the tender devotion of his countless Madonnas — chronicles a moment in Florentine art when beauty, spirituality, and classical learning converged in breathtaking harmony. This compact yet richly illustrated study introduces both the uninitiated and the connoisseur to the full breadth of Botticelli's achievement, offering carefully selected colour plates that illuminate his signature use of sinuous line, luminous palette, and otherworldly expression. Published by the renowned Medici Society of London, this edition belongs to a celebrated series dedicated to bringing the world's greatest Old Masters to a wider audience, making it a treasured artefact of mid-twentieth-century art publishing in its own right. The accompanying text situates Botticelli within the vibrant cultural world of Medicean Florence, arguing for his enduring relevance as an artist who bridged the sacred and the sensual with unparalleled elegance. For anyone drawn to the golden age of Italian painting, this volume poses an irresistible question: how did one man's vision so completely define beauty for an entire civilisation?
Author: -
Format: Paperback
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image; 16 tipped on colour plates of paintings - identification and description of plates.
Few artists in the Western canon have captured the ethereal grace of the human form quite like Sandro Botticelli, and this volume from the prestigious Medici Masters in Colour Series presents his genius in vivid, faithful reproduction. As one of the supreme masters of the Italian Renaissance, Botticelli's work — from the mythological splendour of The Birth of Venus to the tender devotion of his countless Madonnas — chronicles a moment in Florentine art when beauty, spirituality, and classical learning converged in breathtaking harmony. This compact yet richly illustrated study introduces both the uninitiated and the connoisseur to the full breadth of Botticelli's achievement, offering carefully selected colour plates that illuminate his signature use of sinuous line, luminous palette, and otherworldly expression. Published by the renowned Medici Society of London, this edition belongs to a celebrated series dedicated to bringing the world's greatest Old Masters to a wider audience, making it a treasured artefact of mid-twentieth-century art publishing in its own right. The accompanying text situates Botticelli within the vibrant cultural world of Medicean Florence, arguing for his enduring relevance as an artist who bridged the sacred and the sensual with unparalleled elegance. For anyone drawn to the golden age of Italian painting, this volume poses an irresistible question: how did one man's vision so completely define beauty for an entire civilisation?