Piero della Francesca

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A survey of the revered 15th-century artist, illustated with new photography.

Marilyn Aronberg Lavin

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Price: USD$22.95

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Specifications

Paperback
English
220 x 160 mm, 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in
352 pp
191 colour illustrations, 6 black and white illustrations
ISBN-13: 9780714838526
ISBN-10: 0714838527

Overview

The artist's artist Piero della Francesca (c.1413-92) is admired for the timeless, geometrical balance of his compositions
A comprehensive survey that maps his achievement in the 15th century and his timeless appeal
Sets the work within the political structures and religious beliefs and practices of the time as well as looking at Piero's patrons and the purposes of their commissions
Detailed analyses of all of Piero's surviving works and consideration of his achievements as a mathematician
Includes superlative new photography of recently cleaned frescos

In The Press

'Art & Ideas has broken new ground in making accessible authoritative views on periods, movements and concepts in art. As a series it represents a real advance in publishing.' (Sir Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate London)

'The format is wonderful and offers what had long been missing in academic studies: usable manuals for specific themes or periods...I am definitely not alone in welcoming Art & Ideas as a precious set of teaching tools.' (Joachim Pissarro, Yale University)

About the author(s)

Marilyn Aronberg Lavin, an outstanding authority on painting of the early Italian Renaissance, has taught at Princeton and Yale, and is a director of the Piero Project, a computer database on the artist. Her publications include The Place of Narrative Mural Decoration in Italian Churches 431-1600, Piero della Francesca: The Flagellation, Piero della Francesca's Baptism of Christ and Piero della Francesca: San Francesco, Arezzo.