Raphael: His Life and Works in 500 Images

This is an authoritative account of the Italian painter, architect and draughtsman, Raphael, one of the most influential artists of the High Renaissance. It is a lively study that examines his life, the areas of Italy that shaped his work and the historical context of the times. It explores his innovative style and his compassionate depictions of Madonna and child groups, his portraits and his …

Michelangelo : His Life and Works in 500 Images

A key figure in the Italian Renaissance, Michelangelo Buonarroti was a sculptor, painter and architect whose unique skill was recognized when he created a stunning marble Piet? in Rome, and the over-life size sculpture of David in Florence, both completed before he was 30. His frescoes on the vaulted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Rome confirmed his exceptional talent. He was hai…

Manet : His Life and Works in 500 Images

orn to a wealthy conservative family, Edouard Manet became one of art’s greatest revolutionaries, hailed by the Impressionists as their ‘king’. While such works as Olympia or Music in the Tuileries struck contemporaries as shockingly candid, he himself revered the Old Masters. Manet’s was the first great painter of modern Paris, the artistic capital of the 19th century.The first half of…

Rome: Fascinating Cities

ichly illustrated with stunning photographs and engaging bite-size texts, this new series gives a revealing insight into the diversities and attractions of the world's most fascinating cities. A comprehensive timeline provides a colourful account of the key events and influential people that have shaped the city, giving readers a real sense of what makes each destination what it is today. Packe…

Paris: Fascinating Cities

"Each volume of the series Fascination Cities contains more than 500 breathtaking photos by the world s best urban photographers that will take you on a fascinating tour through each city, introducing you to the attractions, people, culture and unique atmosphere. Comprehensive captions provide detailed information on each image. Special pages devoted to art, culture, customs and more make for …

Unforgettable Rome

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9788881172429

Collation

224 hlm., 25 cm

Series Title

A guide to 100 masterpieces

Call Number

700 Uzz

Leonardo, Mona Lisa

Presents a critical look at Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa," focusing on the mysteries surrounding the painting, including who the woman in the portrait is and why the painting was unfinished.

Velazquez's Las Meninas

Las Meninas by Velázquez, held by the Prado in Madrid, is one of the most celebrated paintings of all time. It was executed in the Spanish capital in 1656 and depicts the Infanta Margaret Theresa of Habsburg attended by her maids of honour (meninas) and in the company of Velázquez himself, portrayed at work.

Piero Della Francesca: The Montefeltro Altarpiece

The sublime synthesis of Piero della Francesca's art, the Montefeltro Altarpiece, now in the Pinacoteca di Brera, is one of the most famous works dating from the painter's maturity. It was executed in the refined context of the Urbino court, probably to be placed above Duke Federico da Montefeltro's tomb in the Church of San Bernardino. Napoleon's soldiers took it to Milan in 1811, and since th…

Raphael: The School of Athens

The fresco The School of Athens in the Vatican stages a scene with 58 characters, among whom, grouped around the central figures, Plato and Aristotle, the ancient world's most famous thinkers can be identified. Raphael masterfully synthesizes the history of thought and human wisdom, not only in the space he creates (a virtual temple of philosophy", humanistically speaking), but also in time, le…