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The Villas Of Lucca
Not only a photographic revelation of the residential treasures of Lucca, but an exploration of the artistic and cultural heritage of the region.
The Medici, Michelangelo, & the Art of Late Renaissance Florence
"Publisdhed in conjuntion with the exhibition: Magnificenza! the Medici, Michelangelo, & the Art of Late Renaissance Florence (In Italy, L'Ombra del genio: Michelangelo e l'arte a Firenze, 1538-1631) ..."--Title page verso.
Artistic Table Settings
A new perspective on the art of table setting.
Grotesques
The Uffizi Gallery is one of the world¿s most famous museums, and is home to some of the finest works of art in Western history, but it is not only the walls that are adorned with art. This volume explores the stunning frescoes or ¿grotesques¿ painted on the ceilings of the Uffizi.
Exotic Animals in the Art and Culture of the Medici Court in Florence
An examination of the diverse roles exotic animals, both living species and depicted as motifs in art, played in the fashioning of the Medici’s courtly identity.
Florence
Dotés d'un incorrigible sens critique et d'un goût prononcé pour la polémique, les Florentins se plaisent à déclarer, depuis l'époque de Dante, qu'ils regrettent le passé. En réalité, Florence a su s'affirmer à travers les siècles comme la ville qui a véritablement célébré la liberté créative de l'homme, l'invitant à prendre place dans le monde et dans l'histoire avec force et sérénité, lui permettant par là même d'en devenir un acteur responsable. À Florence, il apparaît comme une évidence que l'art est le moyen privilégié de mener le coeur et l'esprit à la rencontre d'horizons nouveaux. À l'ombre de la grande coupole de Brunelleschi, chaque pas est le gage d'...
Art of the Royal Court
"In the royal and princely courts of Europe, artworks made of multicolored semiprecious stones were passionately coveted objects. Known as pietre dure, or hardstones, this type of artistic expression includes?paintings in stone,? which were composed of intricately cut separate pieces that were made into magnificent tabetops, cabinets, and wall decorations. Other works included vessels and ornaments carved with virtuosic skill from a single piece of rare and brilliant lapis lazuli, chalcedony, jasper, or similarly prized substance; exquisite objects such as boxes, clocks, and jewelry; and portraits of nobles sculpted in variously colored stones. Derived from ancient Roman decorative stonework...
The Chapel of the Magi
The Medici family chapel is a jewel-like room and, despite changes that have been made to it over the years, it houses the best preserved of Renaissance fresco cycles
