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Piero della Francesca

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The Rizzoli Art Classics series brings you Piero della Francesca, Titian, Caravaggio, and Velázquez, all in beautifully illustrated monographs, offering high-quality reproductions in compact, accessible volumes. These books feature a literary introduction by a renowned art historian, a thoroughly researched essay, and captions describing the artist's most famous canvases. A useful appendix section includes an extensive chronology of the artist's life and important historical events of his time; a compilation of writings by well-known historians, insight into each painter's stylistic development; a geographical table detailing the location of each painting in the book; and a concise bibliography with suggested further readings.With authoritative text by leading art historians, these lavishly illustrated editions provide fresh insight into the art and lives of some of the most fascinating artists in the history of painting.

192 pages, Paperback

First published November 12, 2003

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Oreste Del Buono

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Scrittore, giornalista, consulente letterario, traduttore, sceneggiatore, protagonista della vita culturale milanese del dopoguerra, editor presso le maggiori case editrici italiane, redattore della rivista «Linus» (1972–1981).

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October 17, 2025
La bellezza dell'esistenza

Ottima monografia che mantiene l'alta qualità della serie: Piero della Francesca è presentato come sintesi di perfezione formale e solennità pittorica che evolve il discorso di Giotto e di Masaccio in una struttura prospettiva e pittorica di stabile grandezza.
Il saggio introduttivo di Oreste Del Buono, la biografia e l'ottima appendice dedicata alla storia della critica discutono molto chiaramente come la valutazione di questo grande artistia sia cambiata nella storia e di come solo in un tempo relativamente recente sia stato compreso il suo grande valore.

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June 11, 2024
To me, this was a very dry translation. I can't speak to the original Italian manuscript, but the English version is some difficult, academic text.
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