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Overview"Located at the heart of the Italian peninsula, Florence was already a centre of commerce and fine craftsmanship by 1252, when it began to mint its own currency, the gold florin, the ""dollar of the Middle Ages."" The great wealth amassed by the Medici, the Strozzi, the Pitti, and other merchant and banking families was in some part responsible for the flowering of the arts, literature, philosophy, and science in the period that followed a phenomenon that even then was recognised as, and called, a renaissance. The legacy of this great epoch, both tangible and spiritual, ensured that Florence would remain a beacon of culture through its succeeding centuries of ducal rule, eventually becoming an essential stop on the Grand Tour and a font of inspiration for figures like Stendhal and Ruskin. And Florence was all along a city of painters, whose works not only record and interpret its history-its sights; the likenesses of its leaders and luminaries; its battles, civic myths, and patron saints-but are also an integral part of that history themselves. In this magnificent volume are assembled a wide variety of artworks, both familiar and rarely seen, that, interwoven with an authoritative text, chronicle the changing fortunes of Florence-from the age of Cimabue and Giotto, through the High Renaissance of Leonardo and Michelangelo, to the Mannerism of Vasari and Bronzino, and even to the era of modern travelers like Sargent and Degas. 'The History of Florence in Painting' is a feast for the eyes and the intellect, and a worthy companion to the previous volumes in this series, which present the histories of Venice, Paris, and Rome in painting. AUTHOR: Antonella Fenech Kroke is a historian of Renaissance art, specializing in Giorgio Vasari, and a member of the Centre d'Histoire de l'Art de la Renaissance in Paris. 342 colour illustrations" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Antonella Fenech Kroke , Cyril Gerbron , Stefano Calonaci , Neville RowleyPublisher: Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. Imprint: Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. Weight: 7.256kg ISBN: 9780789211453ISBN 10: 0789211459 Pages: 496 Publication Date: 26 December 2013 Audience: General/trade , General , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsTable of Contents from: The History of Florence in Painting Introduction Rejoice, Florence, For Thou Art So Great Antonella Fenech Kroke From Dante to Savonarola The Renaissance: The Fourteenth And Fifteenth Centuries Cyril Gerbron From The Republic To The Medici State The Sixteenth Century Antonella Fenech Kroke An Extended Period of Stability Under Medici Rule The Seventeenth Century Stefano Calonaci Florence and Europe Light and Shadow: The Eighteenth Century Stefano Calonaci The Century of Nostalgia The Nineteenth Century Neville Rowley Biographies of Artists Index of Proper NamesReviewsPraise for the previous volumes in this series:  Gorgeously illustrated, brilliantly curated.  New York Times Book Review  This book is magnificent.  Washington Post  An undeniably handsome volume.  Wall Street Journal Praise for the previous volumes in this series: Gorgeously illustrated, brilliantly curated. --New York Times Book Review This book is magnificent. --Washington Post An undeniably handsome volume. --Wall Street Journal Author InformationAntonella Fenech Kroke is a historian of Renaissance art, specializing in Giorgio Vasari, and a member of the Centre d'Histoire de l'Art de la Renaissance in Paris. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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