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Botticelli (Hardback)
$61.75 - Save $9.34 (13%) - RRP $71.09 Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for BotticelliThis opulent celebration of the life and art of the Renaissance genius presents Sandro Botticelli's complete paintings and offers a comprehensive and thoroughly up-to-date study of his work.
Full description- Publisher: PRESTEL
- Published: 12 August 2009
- Format: Hardback 320 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: General | Art History: Renaissance | Paintings | Individual Artists, Art Monographs
- ISBN 13: 9783791343587 ISBN 10: 3791343580
- Sales rank: 220,493
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Full description for Botticelli
Botticelli is one of the most beloved figures of the Renaissance period and his seductive Venus and graceful Primavera are among the world's most recognizable works of art. Now available in an attractive and accessibly priced hardcover edition, this catalogue raisonne of Botticelli's paintings offers meticulous scholarship by the distinguished Renaissance art historian Frank Zollner and more than two hundred full-colour illustrations. As The Financial Times praised the previous edition of the book, Zollner is a fabulous, accessible scholar; his book has luscious reproductions and exquisite detail.A" Presented in chronological order, the facts of Botticelli's life and career are insightfully discussed against the background of the artistic upheaval that marked the Renaissance period. The artist's reinterpretations of ancient myths as well as his religious paintings are thoughtfully explored in this sumptuously illustrated volume, which will please scholars and delight lovers of fine art books everywhere.

