Download or read book Piero della Francesca written by James R. Banker and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2014-02-13 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Largely neglected for the four centuries after his death, the fifteenth century Italian artist Piero della Francesca is now seen to embody the fullest expression of the Renaissance perspective painter, raising him to an artistic stature comparable with that of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. But who was Piero, and how did he become the person and artist that he was? Until now, in spite of the great interest in his work, these questions have remained largely unanswered. Piero della Francesca: Artist and Man puts that situation right, integrating the story of Piero's artistic and mathematical achievements with the full chronicle of his life for the first time. Fortified by the discovery of over one hundred previously unknown documents, most unearthed by the author himself, James R. Banker at last brings this fascinating Renaissance enigma to life. The book presents us with Piero's friends, family, and collaborators, all set against the social background of the various cities and courts in which he lived - from the Tuscan commune of Sansepolcro in which he grew up, to Renaissance Florence, Ferrara, Ancona, Rimini, Rome, Arezzo, and Urbino, and eventually back to his home town for the final years of his life. As Banker shows, the cultural contexts in which Piero lived are crucial for understanding both the man and his paintings. From early masterpieces such as the Baptism of Christ through to later, Flemish-influenced works such as the Nativity, we gain a fascinating insight into how Piero's art developed over time, alongside his growing achievements in geometry in the later decades of his life. Along the way, the book addresses some persistent myths about this apparently most elusive of artists. As well as establishing a convincing case to clear up the long controversy over the year of Piero's birth, there are also answers to some big questions about the date of some of his major works, and a persuasive new interpretation of the much-debated Flagellation of Christ. This book is for all those who wish to know about the development of Piero as man, artist, and scholar, rather than simply to see him through a series of isolated great works. What emerges is a thoroughly intriguing Renaissance individual, firmly embedded in his social milieu, but forging an historic identity through his profound artistic and mathematical achievements.
Download or read book Piero della Francesca and the Invention of the Artist written by Machtelt Brüggen Israëls and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book A Childhood Memory by Piero della Francesca written by Hubert Damisch and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Piero della Francesca's Madonna del Parto, a celebrated fifteenth-century Tuscan fresco in which the Virgin gestures to her partially open dress and her pregnant womb, is highly unusual in its iconography. Hubert Damisch undertakes an anthropological and historical analysis of an artwork he constructs as a childhood dream of one of humanity's oldest preoccupations, the mysteries of our origins, of our conception and birth. At once parodying and paying homage to Freud's seminal essay on Leonardo da Vinci, Damisch uses Piero's enigmatic painting to narrate our archaic memories. He shows that we must return to Freud because work in psychoanalysis and art has not solved the problem of what is being analyzed: in the triangle of author, work, and audience, where is the psychoanalytic component located?
Download or read book Piero Della Francesca written by Judith Veronica Field and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studie over de wiskundige kennis van de renaissanceschilder (ca. 1416-1492) en over het belang van de exacte wetenschap in de betreffende kunstperiode.
Download or read book Visualizations written by Martin Kemp and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short, pithy, beautifully illustrated articles on various fascinating intersections of art and science, originally published in the British magazine Nature.
Download or read book Piero Della Francesca in America written by Nathaniel E.. Silver and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Piero Della Francesca written by Piero (della Francesca) and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen long years to repair, recover and safeguard the fascinating stories that Piero painted in the mid-15th century to illustrate the major episodes of the Legend of the True Cross, an iconographic theme quite widespread from the time of the Crusades up to the Renaissance and especially dear to the Franciscan friars."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Diffusions in Architecture Artificial Intelligence and Image Generators written by Matias del Campo and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2024-02-28 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIFFUSIONS IN ARCHITECTURE A guide to diffusion models and their impact on design, with insight on how this novel artificial intelligence technology may disrupt the industry Diffusions in Architecture: Artificial Intelligence and Image Generators delves into the impact of Generative AI models and their effect on architecture design and aesthetics. The book presents an in-depth analysis of how these new technologies are revolutionizing the field of architecture and changing the way architects approach their work. The architects presented in the book focus on the application of specific AI techniques and tools used in generative design, such as Diffusion models, Dall-E2, Stable Diffusion, and MidJourney. It discusses how these techniques can generate synthetic images that are both realistic and imaginative, creating new possibilities for architectural design and aesthetics. Twenty-two leading designers and theorists offer their insights, providing disciplinary depth by covering the full impact of these learning tools on architecture.
Download or read book Piero della Francesca Personal Encounters written by Christiansen, Keith and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2014-01-13 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prominent Renaissance scholars reveal new insights into Piero’s life and work based on a study of his exquisite small panel paintings.
Download or read book From Filippo Lippi to Piero Della Francesca written by Pinacoteca di Brera and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2005 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In doing so, it examines the art of Florence in the 1440s and the work of, among others, Fra Filippo Lippi, Domenico Veneziano, Luca della Robbia, and Michelozzo."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book An Architecture of Ineloquence written by Jan Birksted and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Le Carmel de la Paix, set on a hillside near Cluny is a convent designed by Jose Luis Sert, which is virtually unknown and little visited. This book sets out the reasons for its neglect and in doing so, not only offers valuable and important new insights into Sert's architecture, but also provides insights into the modernist movement and ecclesiastical architecture, the Carmelite life and its particular liturgical requirements and, reflecting on the nuns' active involvement in the design and construction process, it also explores wider issues of women in architecture.
Download or read book Discipline Filosofiche 2006 1 written by Barnaba Maj and published by Quodlibet. This book was released on 2006-07-03 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Fabrication of Leonardo da Vinci s Trattato della pittura 2 vols written by Claire Farago and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 1371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The basis for our understanding of Leonardo’s theory of art was, for over 150 years, his Treatise on Painting, which was issued in 1651 in Italian and French. This present volume offers both the first scholarly edition of the Italian editio princeps as well as the first complete English translation of this seminal work. In addition, It provides a comprehensive study of the Italian first edition, documenting how each editorial campaign that lead to it produced a different understanding of the artist’s theory. What emerges is a rich cultural and textual history that foregrounds the transmission of artisanal knowledge from Leonardo’s workshop in the Duchy of Milan to Carlo Borromeo’s Milan, Cosimo I de’ Medici’s Florence, Urban VIII’s Rome, and Louis XIV’s Paris.
Download or read book Fodor s Essential Italy 2019 written by Fodor's Travel Guides and published by Fodor's Travel. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 1022 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by locals, Fodor's Essential Italy annual travel guidebook offers expert advice and insider tips for all tastes and budgets. Complete with detailed maps and concise descriptions, this travel guide will help you plan your trip with ease and make the most out of their visit to Italy. Join Fodor’s in exploring one of the most exciting and delicious countries in Europe. With inviting full-color photos, this updated Fodor’s Essential Italy edition deep dives into everything that visitors adore—from the Emilia-Romangna’s delicious food and wine scene to Rome’s historic art and architecture, as well as Tuscany’s glorious hill towns, the Amalfi Coast’s spectacular views, Milan’s famed shopping districts, and much more. Fodor’s Essential Italy 2019 includes: •UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE: Fodor's Essential Italy provides thorough, insightful coverage to this year-after-year top European destination. Dozens of scintillating new reviews are sure to entice first-time and even longtime visitors to hotels and restaurants scattered throughout Rome, Venice, and Florence. Establishments in farther-flung cities and towns are also given their due, and this guide continues to feature rich coverage of the now-trendy southern Italy destinations in Puglia, Calabria, and Basilicata. Updated annually to ensure the best and most relevant content. •ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE: A brief introduction and spectacular color photos capture the ultimate experiences and attractions throughout Italy. •GORGEOUS PHOTOS AND ILLUSTRATED FEATURES: Multiple full-color features bring the many sides of Italy to vibrant life. Included among the photogenic array of riches are the ancient ruins of Rome; the scenic glory of the Cinque Terre; a detailed guide to Pompeii; Venice's Grand Canal; and more. •ITINERARIES AND TOP RECOMMENDATIONS: Sample itineraries help you plan and make the most of your time. We include tips on where to eat, stay, and shop as well as information about nightlife, sports, and the outdoors. Fodor's Choice designates our best picks in every category. •INDISPENSABLE TRIP PLANNING TOOLS: Convenient overviews show each region and its notable highlights. Chapter planning sections provide knowledgeable guidance for making the most of your time, with top tips on getting from cities to countryside villages. Enticing cuisine highlights are given in each regional chapter. •DETAILED STREET MAPS THROUGHOUT: Regional and neighborhood street maps throughout the guide will help you get around. •COVERS: Rome, Venice, Florence, Milan, Lake Como, Tuscany, Naples, Sorrento, Capri, Sicily, and more. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Planning to focus on just some Italy destinations? Check out Fodor’s Rome, Fodor’s Florence and Tuscany, and Fodor’s The Amalfi Coast, Capri & Naples.
Download or read book Sir Thomas Gresham and Gresham College written by Francis Ames-Lewis and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In March 1997 the Society for Renaissance Studies and Gresham College together organised a conference to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Gresham College’s foundation. The papers delivered at that conference and assembled in this book examine why Gresham College was established, and how its purposes and activities dovetailed with the socio-cultural life of Elizabethan and Stuart London. The first group of papers considers the social and mercantile career of Sir Thomas Gresham within the commercial centre of Elizabethan London; why he wished to establish Gresham College; and what functions he may have intended it to serve. The second group sets the academic activities of the College and its professors within the broader context of contemporary intellectual life. Papers in this group consider in what ways early Gresham professors contributed in particular to developments in the more practical disciplines such as geometry and astronomy.
Download or read book The Last Great War of Antiquity written by James Howard-Johnston and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-13 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last and longest war of classical antiquity was fought in the early seventh century. It was ideologically charged and fought along the full length of the Persian-Roman frontier, drawing in all the available resources and great powers of the steppe world. The conflict raged on an unprecedented scale, and its end brought the classical phase of history to a close. Despite all this, it has left a conspicuous gap in the history of warfare. This book aims to finally fill that gap. The war opened in summer 603 when Persian armies launched co-ordinated attacks across the Roman frontier. Twenty-five years later the fighting stopped after the final, forlorn counteroffensive thrusts of the Emperor Heraclius into the Persians' Mesopotamian heartland. James Howard-Johnston pieces together the scattered and fragmentary evidence of this period to form a coherent story of the dramatic events, as well as an introduction to key players-Turks, Arabs, and Avars, as well as Persians and Romans- and a tour of the vast lands over which the fighting took place. The decisions and actions of individuals-particularly Heraclius, a general of rare talent-and the various immaterial factors affecting morale take centre stage, yet due attention is also given to the underlying structures in both belligerent empires and to the Middle East under Persian occupation in the 620s. The result is a solidly founded, critical history of a conflict of immense significance in the final episode of classical history.
Download or read book Classified List written by Princeton University. Library and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
