Buy this book on-line Fulton, Christopher B : An Earthly Paradise. The Medici, their Collection and the Foundations of Modern ArtOlschki, 2006 ISBN 9788822255266
cm. 21,5 x 32, xxiv-330 pp. con 15 tavv. f.t. a colori e 106 figg. n.t. in b.n. Rilegato (Hardcover). Arte e archeologia - Studi e documenti Viene studiata la prima e pi? importante collezione d?arte in epoca moderna, per opera dei Medici di Firenze durante il Quattrocento. Basandosi su documenti originali e un?ampia scelta di letteratura secondaria, il libro svela perch? i Medici scelsero di dedicarsi all?arte, come si mossero per accumulare tanti oggetti preziosi e cosa significasse l?arte per loro e per i loro contemporanei. Un catalogo ragionato documenta inoltre le numerose, straordinarie opere raccolte dalla famiglia. This study illuminates the first and most important art collection of the modern era, which was formed in the fifteenth century by the Medici of Florence. By drawing on primary documents and a wide range of scholarly literature, the book explains why the Medici chose to devote themselves to art, how they managed to accumulate their many precious things, and what their art meant for them and their contemporaries. 1791 gr. xxiv-330 p.. Libro. Book Condition: nuovo. Binding: Rilegato Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Fulton, Christopher B : An Earthly Paradise. The Medici, their Collection and the Foundations of Modern Art. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, used books, incunabula, antiquarian books and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |