Botticelli and the search for the Divine : Florentine painting between the Medici and the bonfires of the vanities /
"Perhaps more than any other painter, Sandro Botticelli (about 1445-1510) exemplifies the artistic achievement of Renaissance Florence in the 15th century. "Botticelli and the Search for the Divine," organized by the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William & Mary and It...
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Cecchi, Alessandro, author. |
| Other Corporate Authors / Creators: | Joseph and Margaret Muscarelle Museum of Art, host institution. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, host institution. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | [Willimsburg, VA] : Muscarelle Museum of Art ; Florence, Italy : Centro Di, [2017] |
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| Online Access: | http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio12444230 Table of contents |
| Summary: | "Perhaps more than any other painter, Sandro Botticelli (about 1445-1510) exemplifies the artistic achievement of Renaissance Florence in the 15th century. "Botticelli and the Search for the Divine," organized by the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William & Mary and Italy's Metamorfosi Associazione Culturale, explores the dramatic changes in the artist's style and subject matter--from poetic depictions of classical gods and goddesses to austere sacred themes--reflecting the shifting political and religious climate of Florence during his lifetime."--Exhibition website. "Perhaps more than any other painter, Sandro Botticelli (about 14451510) exemplifies the artistic achievement of Renaissance Florence in the 15th century. Botticelli and the Search for the Divine, organized by the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William & Mary and Italys Metamorfosi Associazione Culturale, explores the dramatic changes in the artists style and subject matterfrom poetic depictions of classical gods and goddesses to austere sacred themesreflecting the shifting political and religious climate of Florence during his lifetime."--Exhibition website.Botticelli, |
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| Item Description: | Catalog of an exhibition held at the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, February 11-April 5, 2017 and at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, April 18-July 9, 2017. |
| Physical Description: | 228 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-228) |
| ISBN: | 9788870385441 8870385442 9780996804127 0996804129 9780996804134 0996804137 |