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Piero Della Francesca

Piero Della Francesca And the Invention of the Artist - Renaissance Lives

Hardback (18 Jan 2021)

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Publisher's Synopsis

As one of the most innovative and enlightened painters of the early Italian Renaissance, Piero della Francesca brought space, luminosity, and unparalleled subtlety to painting. In addition, Piero invented the role of the modern artist by becoming a traveler, a courtier, a geometrician, a patron, and much else besides. In this nuanced account of this great painter's life and art, Machtelt Brüggen Israëls reconstructs how Piero came of age. Successfully demystifying the persistent notion of Piero's art as enigmatic, she reveals the simple and stunning intentions behind his work.

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Reaktion Books

Reaktion originally focused on the fields of art, architecture and design - its first book was Ian Hamilton Finlay: A Visual Primer by Yves Abrioux. In recent years Reaktion's list has broadened substantially, and now also encompasses animal studies, Asian art and culture, biography, cultural studies, current events, fashion, film, food history, geography, general history, music, philosophy, photography, politics, sports history and travel writing. Reaktion now produces around 80 new titles each year, and has about 600 titles in print.

Book information

ISBN: 9781789143218
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 759.5
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 812g
Height: 144mm
Width: 224mm
Spine width: 29mm