Published 1856
by Arundel Society in London .
Written in
Edition Notes
| Contributions | Arundel Society. |
| ID Numbers | |
|---|---|
| Open Library | OL13963112M |
Italian Frescoes book. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. The frescoes known today are so varied in their imaginative power, funct 5/5(8). Italian frescoes. [Steffi Roettgen] -- Certain Italian fresco cycles, notably the Brancacci Chapel in Florence by Masaccio, Masolino, and Filippino Lippi, are well known. The central section of the book examines twenty-one fresco cycles, each representing a crowning achievement in this field. Certain Italian fresco cycles, notably the Brancacci Chapel in Florence by Masaccio, Masolino, and Filippino Lippi, are well known. Others, such as Piero della Francesca's work in Arezzo and Benozzo Gozzoli's Chapel of the Magi in Florence, have been reproduced countless times. Yet no publisher - until now - has attempted to gather together and document in extensive photographs the essential. This is a gorgeous book! *****” -- Art Times " Steffi Roettgens Italian Frescoes: The Baroque Era, helps restore the good name of the baroque and impresses upon the reader the impact these works once had for a contemporary audience and still have for modern audiences today." -- .
Currently she is associated with the Art History Institute in Florence. She is the author of Italian Frescoes: The Early Renaissance and Italian Frescoes: The Flowering of the Renaissance. Antonio Quattrone is regarded as one of the leading photographers of works of art; his many books include other volumes in the Italian Frescoes series.5/5(5). Following the success of the previous volumes in this extraordinary Series (The Early Renaissance and The Flowering of the Renaissance), Italian Frescoes: The High Renaissance to the Early Baroque presents twenty-two fresco cycles that include brilliant works by Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Andrea del Sarto, Parmigianino, Bronzino, Veronese, and Carracci all of them still visible on walls. While this volume is the predecessor to the previous books, Italian Frescoes: The Age of Giotto easily stands alone as a masterpiece of art and scholarship which will be welcomed by art historians and art lovers alike. Year: Publisher: Abbeville Press. Language: english. Pages: ISBN ISBN Buy Italian Frescoes: The Baroque Era 5 1 by Steffi Roettgen (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible s: 8.
The central section of the book examines twenty-one fresco cycles, each representing a crowning achievement in this field. A descriptive and interpretive essay introduces each cycle and is followed by a series of full-page and double-page color plates - many of them new photography of recently restored frescoes - covering the entire work. show more/5(4). Fresco (plural frescos or frescoes) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaster, the painting becomes an integral part of the wall. The word fresco (Italian: affresco) is derived from the Italian adjective fresco meaning "fresh", and may. Italian Frescoes book. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. Following the success of the previous volumes in this extraordinary serie /5(9). Italian Frescoes: The Early Renaissance opens with a concise introductory text discussing various aspects of fifteenth-century fresco painting: artists, patronage, cultural and historical conditions, technical methods, and questions of local tradition. The central section of the book examines twenty-one fresco cycles, each representing a.
