Botticelli
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
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Few artists in Western history have captured the ethereal beauty of the human form with the luminous grace of Sandro Botticelli, and this authoritative biographical and critical study by distinguished art historian Giulio Carlo Argan stands as one of the most penetrating examinations of the Florentine master's genius. Argan chronicles Botticelli's ascent through the vibrant cultural milieu of Renaissance Florence — from his early apprenticeship under Filippo Lippi to his celebrated commissions for the Medici court — illuminating the mythological and religious masterworks, including Primavera and The Birth of Venus, that would define an era. Argan's critical method moves beyond mere biography, situating Botticelli's singular lyrical style within the broader intellectual and Neo-Platonic currents that animated fifteenth-century Italian thought. Published by Skira, the renowned Swiss art publisher celebrated for its sumptuous reproductions and rigorous scholarship, this volume presents Botticelli's painted world with vivid clarity, arguing for a reading of his art that is at once deeply personal and profoundly philosophical. For anyone wishing to understand why Botticelli's trembling, otherworldly figures have never ceased to haunt the Western imagination, this study offers an indispensable and revelatory guide.
Author: Giulio Carlo Argan
Format: Hardback
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Few artists in Western history have captured the ethereal beauty of the human form with the luminous grace of Sandro Botticelli, and this authoritative biographical and critical study by distinguished art historian Giulio Carlo Argan stands as one of the most penetrating examinations of the Florentine master's genius. Argan chronicles Botticelli's ascent through the vibrant cultural milieu of Renaissance Florence — from his early apprenticeship under Filippo Lippi to his celebrated commissions for the Medici court — illuminating the mythological and religious masterworks, including Primavera and The Birth of Venus, that would define an era. Argan's critical method moves beyond mere biography, situating Botticelli's singular lyrical style within the broader intellectual and Neo-Platonic currents that animated fifteenth-century Italian thought. Published by Skira, the renowned Swiss art publisher celebrated for its sumptuous reproductions and rigorous scholarship, this volume presents Botticelli's painted world with vivid clarity, arguing for a reading of his art that is at once deeply personal and profoundly philosophical. For anyone wishing to understand why Botticelli's trembling, otherworldly figures have never ceased to haunt the Western imagination, this study offers an indispensable and revelatory guide.