Rafaelovim tragom

by Joanna Pitman

Rafaelov Sveti Đorđe i zmaj je delo genija, nedostižna vizija viteštva i nevinosti naslikana rukom jednog od najvećih slikara svih vremena. Punih petsto godina ovaj predmet žudnji svih kolekcionara tumarao je po Evropi, prenošen silom gramzivosti, taštine, političke preduzimljivosti i, prosto-naprosto, želje. Danas je slika izložena u Vašingtonu, kao remek-delo renesanse, ali i znak američke premoći nad nekadašnjim silama koje su je posedovale i izgubile. Nekada je pripadala Henriju VII i VIII, Čarlsu I, Katarini Velikoj i Staljinu, pa iako se smatra izuzetnim umetničkim delom, priča o njoj govori o novcu i moći, zbog koje ju je Rafael i naslikao. Knjigu je preveo Goran Erdei. „Neodoljivo... Provokativno... Baš nas zanima ko može da ne uživa u ovome.“ Ivning standard

Genres: Art, History

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 25, 2011

Reviews

[Rachel Coleman]

Others have rated this as only 2 or 3 stars and if you look at this book from the point of view of an art historian I might agree. This is not the sort of book I would refer to for my degree in History of Art.
However as a non-academic read I really enjoyed this. Pitman has embarked on what sounds like an incredible journey tracing the story of Raphael's 'St George and the Dragon'. The historical context of this painting makes up the book and it reads almost like a thriller. It was fun to read and I certainly learned from it.

[Rita]

Very interesting book that makes you think about the history of paintings. As the author said you are told about the artist and style but not about previous owners. I liked the personal info from the author about how she feels about the painting.

This painting is in the National Gallery in Washington DC.