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Piero della Francesca (c.1413-92) is one of the most intriguing artists of the early Italian Renaissance, known not only for the balance of his compositions and the emotional coolness of his style, but also for his outstanding talent as a mathematician. Taking advantage of documentary evidence that has emerged, particularly since the quincentenary of the artist's death in 1992, Piero scholar Marilyn Aronberg Lavin covers all aspects of the career of an artist who can justifiably be called a "Renaissance Man". Born in Sansepolcro, a small town on the border between Umbria and Tuscany, Piero della Francesca worked there periodically throughout his life. But he also travelled elsewhere in Italy - to Florence and Rome for brief periods, and to Urbino (the location of his famous "Flagellation"), Arezzo ("Legend of the True Cross" fresco cycle), Rimini and Ferrara. He was well respected and worked for the provincial rulers in these cities. However, his fame was not just due to his skill as a painter. Concurrently, he pursued his interest in mathematics and wrote three treatises on the subject. This work was linked to his artistic output - the application of the rules of perspective in his compositions, with their structured spaces and idealized shapes, are one of the reasons why he has become so univesally admired and studied in the modern era.
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Marilyn Aronberg Lavin is a well-known and respected scholar who has written and taught extensively on Piero della Francesca and the history of fresco painting. She has been a professor at Princeton University since 1975. Her publications include Piero della Francesca: The Flagellation (rev edn 1990), Piero della Francesca's Baptism of Christ (1981), The Place of Narrative: Mural Decoration in Italian Churches 431 - 1600 (1994) and Piero della Francesca: San Francesco, Arezzo (1996). Author's residence: Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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Solid study of Piero della Francesca,
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I needed this for a study course. It is reasonably comprehensive about the artist's work, and does what it can with his life, about which little is known. The illustrations are clear, some zoomed into when a feature is being discussed. Good solid introduction to Piero and his art.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
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A lavish treatment of a fascinating painter,
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This review is from: Piero Della Francesca (Hardcover)
Piero's ouevre has never seen such handsome representation in book form. Razor-sharp, large-format illustrations, including details printed at full-bleed on forearm-wide pages, permit intimate inspection of works which even in person can sometimes only be viewed distantly in dim church-light.Quibbles include some tenuous conjectures about the development of the artist's thinking (which, if the author is taken at face value, includes the Zohar). It's too bad that more progress hadn't been made on the newly-restored Arezzo frescoes at the time of publication. But these aside, this is as definitive and gorgeous of a presentation of Piero as one could fairly ask for. Simply a beautiful book. 2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Rich in text,
By Hillel Elkayam - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Piero Della Francesca (Art & Ideas) (Paperback)
This book seems to be more for reading than for looking at the art.
While I can't argue with the other reviewers about the writing quality (which they love, and I have yet to get into) I wish there were more images... and more close-ups, to study brushwork (for artists' sake). At any rate, to be fair, obviously this is not the goal of the author, so oh well... maybe I'll appreciate it more as time goes on. |
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