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Tintoretto: The Gonzaga Cycle

Door Cornelia Syre

Categorie
Algemeen Kunst
Boeknummer
#400696-LA15
Titel
Tintoretto: The Gonzaga Cycle
Auteur
Syre, Cornelia
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz
Jaar van uitgave
2000
ISBN10
377570888X
ISBN13
9783775708883
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original cloth, dust jacket, numerous illustrations in b/w, 4to.
Samenvatting
"Jacopo Tintoretto (1519-1594) is ranked along with Titian and Veronese as one of the most important Venetian painters of the 16th century and was well-known among his contemporaries for his rapid, inspired painting technique. Characteristic features of his late work, of which the Gonzaga Cycle is a part, are deep diagonal perspectives, complex, interconnected movements of figures and intense light effects." "In 1578 he was commissioned by Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, to execute a series of four large-scale paintings, now known as the Margrave Series." "A rigorous examination of the paintings with the aid of x-ray technology, which has provided new insights into the workings methods of Tintoretto and his workshop associates, while assisting scholars in tracin... (Lees verder)g the development of pictorial themes and the changes made during the work process, is a central focus of this publication." "In readable, soundly researched essays, the contributing authors - art historians and conservators - improve and expand our understanding of Tintoretto and the Gonzaga Cycle, adding new insights from several important perspectives."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Pagina's
255
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 15,00

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