Paintings in the Uffizi and Pitti Galleries [Hardcover]

Mina Gregori (Author), Marco Chiarini (Author), Antonio Paolucci (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0821220845 | ISBN-13: 978-0821220849 | Publication Date: November 18, 1994 | Edition: 1st English-language ed

Reproduces in full color more than eight hundred paintings from Florence's Uffizi Gallery and the Pitti Palace, including many of the greatest paintings by such Renaissance masters as Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, and Giotto. 20,000 first printing. BOMC Div.

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From Library Journal

Few collections can rival the Uffizi and Pitti galleries in the quality and pedigree of their holdings. The more than 800 fine color plates contained in this massive volume allow a dramatic visual introduction to these two Italian museums. Complementing the excellent reproductions are more than serviceable introductory essays, which underline the role of the Medici in originally shaping the collections and providing perceptive insights into the stylistic epochs and artistic personalities encompassed by these stellar repositories. The individual paintings are adequately identified and tersely discussed in terms of dating and acquisition. Although not as lavish in the quantity or the scale of their illustration, Caterina Caneva and others' The Uffizi: Guide to the Collections and Catalogue of All Paintings and Pitti Palace: Guide to the Collections and Complete Catalogue of the Palatine Gallery (both LJ 5/15/93) permit the less affluent general collection an attractive, if less spectacular, admission to these universes of pictorial genius.
Robert Cahn, Fashion Inst. of Technology, New York
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Language Notes

Text: English
Original Language: Italian

Product Details

• Hardcover: 648 pages
• Publisher: Bulfinch; 1st English-language ed edition (November 18, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821220845
• ISBN-13: 978-0821220849
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 9.8 x 2.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,100,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the most beautiful art books I've ever seen, December 18, 1999

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This review is from: Paintings in the Uffizi and Pitti Galleries (Hardcover)

This is a spectacular and gorgeous book. It's truly the next best thing to visiting the museums themselves. If you've ever gone to a world-famous museum and wished you could have a copy of every painting there, then this is a dream-come-true book for you. It's pricey but worth every cent. This is the sort of book that will appreciate once it goes out of print and I'll bet it'll be worth several times its price in a few years.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Paintings in the Uffizi and Pitti Galleries, November 19, 2008

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This review is from: Paintings in the Uffizi and Pitti Galleries (Hardcover)

This is an excellent book. I cannot really comment on the text, because I am so taken with the numerous high quality color reproductions from these two outstanding museums permanent collections, that I haven't been able to get to reading it. A must for anyone that is truly passionate about art. Filled with an abundance of inspiration.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource, May 21, 2002

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This review is from: Paintings in the Uffizi and Pitti Galleries (Hardcover)

This is a beautiful book. It contains pictures of all the paintings you will see at both galleries and much more. It is a treasure to keep to remind me of our trip to Florence.