An edition of Piero della Francesca (1930)
Piero della Francesca
By Roberto Longhi,Roberto Longhi,Keith Christiansen
Publish Date
2002
Publisher
Stanley Moss-Sheep Meadow Book,Distributed by the University Press of New England,Sheep Meadow,Stanley Moss Book-Sheep Meadow Press
Language
eng
Pages
207
Description:
This book tells the story of Italian Renaissance master Piero della Francesca (1411/13-1492) by focusing on four paintings he created over the span of his career. It also provides the first study of his small-scale devotional paintings, including the exquisite 'Saint Jerome and a Donor'. One of today's most prominent scholars narrates the painting's mysterious history and uncovers new insights gleaned during its recent study and restoration. The author explores the relationship between this painting and other works made by Piero for private devotion, including one of his last and most striking paintings, the magnificent 'Madonna di Senigallia'. New research describes the complex relationships between Piero and his patrons and other contemporaries. This book brims with revelatory details about Piero's work that will intrigue both casual readers and devoted fans of the artist, and will form a gateway to a larger analysis of Piero's overall body of work.0Exhibition: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA (13.1.-30.3.2014).
subjects: Criticism and interpretation, Individual artists, Painting & paintings, Renaissance art, Piero,, European, Individual Painters - Renaissance, Art, Art & Art Instruction, Individual Artist, General, History - Renaissance, Art / General, Piero, 1416?-1492, della Francesca,, Piero, della francesca, 1416?-1492, Christian art and symbolism, Painting, renaissance, Painting, exhibitions, Exhibitions, Renaissance Painting