Traces the life and career of the great Renaissance artist, provides a thorough historical background, and discusses the nature of Raphael's genius.
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Considering that my interest is more in the images than in the text, the book is pretty generous in images, and there are many close-ups.
The color accuracy and vibrancy are not always the best, but for the price, as an introduction to this artist, it looks ok.
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Lavishly illustrated book about the life and work of one of the most influential of all artists,
By Tanis "Tanis Yvonne Somerville" (Seahurst, Washington) - See all my reviews
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This is a delightful book of "Raphael's" art, sensuality and sensuousness.
One of the artists greatest achievements was to create and perfect artistic formulae of astonishing durability. The book discusses these, both because they are, in themselves, a reflection of his genius and because, unexplained, they can be an impediment to our recognition of his originality. Another feature of the book is the extensive consideration of Raphael's little known architectural achievements. He was, I feel, the greatest of all Renaissance artists.....
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ON 22 JULY 1444, at three in the morning, the Lord of Urbino, Oddantonio da Montefeltro, was assassinated by citizens outraged at his debaucheries. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
private loggia, facing loggia, entrance loggia, garden loggia, portrait medal, surviving drawings, first courtyard, round courtyard, black chalk, antique sculpture, kneeling woman, red chalk, preparatory drawings Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Maria del Popolo, Giulio Romano, Holy Family, School of Athens, Villa Madama, Giovanni da Udine, Coronation of the Virgin, Cardinal Bibbiena, God the Father, Ashmolean Museum, British Museum, Expulsion of Heliodorus, Fra Bartolomeo, Francesco Maria, National Gallery, Sistine Chapel, Deliverance of St Peter, Marcantonio Raimondi, Sebastiano del Piombo, Sistine Madonna, Antonio da Sangallo, Battle of Ostia, Cardinal Giulio, Giuliano da Sangallo, Pope Julius New!
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ON 22 JULY 1444, at three in the morning, the Lord of Urbino, Oddantonio da Montefeltro, was assassinated by citizens outraged at his debaucheries. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
private loggia, facing loggia, entrance loggia, garden loggia, portrait medal, surviving drawings, first courtyard, round courtyard, black chalk, antique sculpture, kneeling woman, red chalk, preparatory drawings Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Maria del Popolo, Giulio Romano, Holy Family, School of Athens, Villa Madama, Giovanni da Udine, Coronation of the Virgin, Cardinal Bibbiena, God the Father, Ashmolean Museum, British Museum, Expulsion of Heliodorus, Fra Bartolomeo, Francesco Maria, National Gallery, Sistine Chapel, Deliverance of St Peter, Marcantonio Raimondi, Sebastiano del Piombo, Sistine Madonna, Antonio da Sangallo, Battle of Ostia, Cardinal Giulio, Giuliano da Sangallo, Pope Julius New!
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- Miscellaneous Studies; A Series of Essays by Walter Pater in Back Matter
- Contributions to the Literature of the Fine Arts by Charles Lock Eastlake in Back Matter
- Symbolic Images (Gombrich on the Renaissance)- Volume 2 by E.H. Gombrich in Back Matter
- Raphael and His Circle by J. A. Gere in Back Matter
- The Diary of Joseph Farington: Index Volume (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in Britis) by Joseph Farington in Back Matter
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