Author: Sandro Botticelli
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Drawings by Sandro Botticelli for Dante's Divina Commedia
Author: Sandro Botticelli
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Visions of Heaven
Author: Martin Kemp
Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Limited
ISBN: 9781848224674
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is one of the greatest European writers, whose untrammelled imaginative capacity was matched by a huge base in embracing the science of his era. His texts also paint compelling visual images. In Visions of Heaven, renowned scholar Martin Kemp investigates Dante's supreme vision of divine light and its implications for the visual artists who were the inheritors of Dante's vision. The whole book may be regarded as a new Paragone (comparison), the debate that began in the Renaissance about which of the arts is superior. Dante's ravishing accounts of divine light set painters the severest challenge, which took them centuries to meet. A major theme running through Dante's Divine Comedy, particularly in its third book, the Paradiso, centres on Dante's acts of seeing (conducted according to optical rules with respect to the kind of visual experience that can be accomplished on earth) and the overwhelming of Dante's earthly senses by heavenly light, which does not obey his rules of earthly optics. The repeated blinding of Dante by excessive light sets the tone for artists' portrayal of unseeable brightness.
Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Limited
ISBN: 9781848224674
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is one of the greatest European writers, whose untrammelled imaginative capacity was matched by a huge base in embracing the science of his era. His texts also paint compelling visual images. In Visions of Heaven, renowned scholar Martin Kemp investigates Dante's supreme vision of divine light and its implications for the visual artists who were the inheritors of Dante's vision. The whole book may be regarded as a new Paragone (comparison), the debate that began in the Renaissance about which of the arts is superior. Dante's ravishing accounts of divine light set painters the severest challenge, which took them centuries to meet. A major theme running through Dante's Divine Comedy, particularly in its third book, the Paradiso, centres on Dante's acts of seeing (conducted according to optical rules with respect to the kind of visual experience that can be accomplished on earth) and the overwhelming of Dante's earthly senses by heavenly light, which does not obey his rules of earthly optics. The repeated blinding of Dante by excessive light sets the tone for artists' portrayal of unseeable brightness.
William Blake. Dante's 'Divine Comedy'. the Complete Drawings
Author: Sebastian Schütze
Publisher: Taschen
ISBN: 9783836568630
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Discover William Blake's complete 102 illustrations for The Divine Comedy, with excerpts from Dante's epic poem. Featuring an intimate reading of Blake's extraordinary works and many close-up details, this is a breathtaking encounter with two of the finest artistic talents in history, as well as with such universal themes as love, guilt, ...
Publisher: Taschen
ISBN: 9783836568630
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Discover William Blake's complete 102 illustrations for The Divine Comedy, with excerpts from Dante's epic poem. Featuring an intimate reading of Blake's extraordinary works and many close-up details, this is a breathtaking encounter with two of the finest artistic talents in history, as well as with such universal themes as love, guilt, ...
Botticelli Past and Present
Author: Ana Debenedetti
Publisher: UCL Press
ISBN: 178735461X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
The recent exhibitions dedicated to Botticelli around the world show, more than ever, the significant and continued debate about the artist. Botticelli Past and Present engages with this debate. The book comprises four thematic parts, spanning four centuries of Botticelli’s artistic fame and reception from the fifteenth century. Each part comprises a number of essays and includes a short introduction which positions them within the wider scholarly literature on Botticelli. The parts are organised chronologically beginning with discussion of the artist and his working practice in his own time, moving onto the progressive rediscovery of his work from the late eighteenth to the turn of the twentieth century, through to his enduring impact on contemporary art and design. Expertly written by researchers and eminent art historians and richly illustrated throughout, the broad range of essays in this book make a valuable contribution to Botticelli studies.
Publisher: UCL Press
ISBN: 178735461X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
The recent exhibitions dedicated to Botticelli around the world show, more than ever, the significant and continued debate about the artist. Botticelli Past and Present engages with this debate. The book comprises four thematic parts, spanning four centuries of Botticelli’s artistic fame and reception from the fifteenth century. Each part comprises a number of essays and includes a short introduction which positions them within the wider scholarly literature on Botticelli. The parts are organised chronologically beginning with discussion of the artist and his working practice in his own time, moving onto the progressive rediscovery of his work from the late eighteenth to the turn of the twentieth century, through to his enduring impact on contemporary art and design. Expertly written by researchers and eminent art historians and richly illustrated throughout, the broad range of essays in this book make a valuable contribution to Botticelli studies.
Inferno - The Art Collection
Author: Dino Di Durante
Publisher: Gotimna Publications
ISBN: 1628790024
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
SPECTACULAR AND MIND BLOWING IMAGES OF HELL USED IN TWO ACCLAIMED FILMS! Do You Love Horror Books? "Inferno" Images will Scare You Death. "Inferno - The Art Collection" by Dino Di Durante is a full color book of a 72-piece art collection based on Dante's Inferno story, the first part of the literary masterpiece - The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, the second greatest Christian story after The Gospel. This is a completely new, deep and fascinating vision of Inferno by Dino Di Durante, who has studied this masterpiece in its original Italian for over 30 years. This book is the best choice as a companion and a visual reference to any Inferno book every written. The canvases versions of the art published in this book sell between $5,000 and $30,000, so this book is a bargain no matter how you look at it. Most of the art pieces were featured in a film titled Dante's Hell Animated (DVD available on Amazon.com) featuring Eric Roberts' voice as Dante. The Italian version, titled Inferno Dantesco Animato, featuring Vittorio Gassman's voice as Dante. Both versions premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The entire collection is featured in the upcoming film "Inferno by Dante" starring over 30 artists and scholars from both the United States and Italy, in addition to a Monsignor from The Vatican. This film will be released in 2015.
Publisher: Gotimna Publications
ISBN: 1628790024
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
SPECTACULAR AND MIND BLOWING IMAGES OF HELL USED IN TWO ACCLAIMED FILMS! Do You Love Horror Books? "Inferno" Images will Scare You Death. "Inferno - The Art Collection" by Dino Di Durante is a full color book of a 72-piece art collection based on Dante's Inferno story, the first part of the literary masterpiece - The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, the second greatest Christian story after The Gospel. This is a completely new, deep and fascinating vision of Inferno by Dino Di Durante, who has studied this masterpiece in its original Italian for over 30 years. This book is the best choice as a companion and a visual reference to any Inferno book every written. The canvases versions of the art published in this book sell between $5,000 and $30,000, so this book is a bargain no matter how you look at it. Most of the art pieces were featured in a film titled Dante's Hell Animated (DVD available on Amazon.com) featuring Eric Roberts' voice as Dante. The Italian version, titled Inferno Dantesco Animato, featuring Vittorio Gassman's voice as Dante. Both versions premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The entire collection is featured in the upcoming film "Inferno by Dante" starring over 30 artists and scholars from both the United States and Italy, in addition to a Monsignor from The Vatican. This film will be released in 2015.
Dante's Divine Comedy
Author: Mark Vernon
Publisher: Angelico Press
ISBN: 1621387488
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description
Dante Alighieri was early in recognizing that our age has a problem. His hometown, Florence, was at the epicenter of the move from the medieval world to the modern. He realized that awareness of divine reality was shifting, and that if it were lost, dire consequences would follow. The Divine Comedy was born in a time of troubling transition, which is why it still speaks today. Dante's masterpiece presents a cosmic vision of reality, which he invites his readers to traverse with him. In this narrative retelling and guide, from the gates of hell, up the mountain of purgatory, to the empyrean of paradise, Mark Vernon offers a vivid introduction and interpretation of a book that, 700 years on, continues to open minds and change lives.
Publisher: Angelico Press
ISBN: 1621387488
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description
Dante Alighieri was early in recognizing that our age has a problem. His hometown, Florence, was at the epicenter of the move from the medieval world to the modern. He realized that awareness of divine reality was shifting, and that if it were lost, dire consequences would follow. The Divine Comedy was born in a time of troubling transition, which is why it still speaks today. Dante's masterpiece presents a cosmic vision of reality, which he invites his readers to traverse with him. In this narrative retelling and guide, from the gates of hell, up the mountain of purgatory, to the empyrean of paradise, Mark Vernon offers a vivid introduction and interpretation of a book that, 700 years on, continues to open minds and change lives.
Blake & Dante
Author: Silvia De Santis
Publisher: Gangemi
ISBN: 9788849234497
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Blake's Dantesque illustrations are the result of dialectics involving and questioning the very premises ? political, theological and poetic ? of the Commedia. Yet this very issue did not prevent the artist from rendering, at times more efficaciously and more profoundly than any other illustrator, Dante's unique atmospheres. Blake's approach thus enables us to revisit the Commedia from unaccustomed, privileged angles: on the one hand, we have great visionary poetry reflecting on itself; and on the other, the image that translates the poetic word, ?transforming? it into a new creation able to shed an original light on important aspects of Dante's work and thoughts.
Publisher: Gangemi
ISBN: 9788849234497
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Blake's Dantesque illustrations are the result of dialectics involving and questioning the very premises ? political, theological and poetic ? of the Commedia. Yet this very issue did not prevent the artist from rendering, at times more efficaciously and more profoundly than any other illustrator, Dante's unique atmospheres. Blake's approach thus enables us to revisit the Commedia from unaccustomed, privileged angles: on the one hand, we have great visionary poetry reflecting on itself; and on the other, the image that translates the poetic word, ?transforming? it into a new creation able to shed an original light on important aspects of Dante's work and thoughts.
Divina Comedia Di Dante
Author: Sebastian Schütze
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783836555128
Category : Divina commedia--Illustrations
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Two creative masterminds and universal themes of love, guilt, revenge, and redemption come together in this exceptional edition of William Blake's 102 illustrations for Dante's The Divine Comedy. The XL-sized volume includes 14 fold-out spreads, two introductory essays tracing Dante's legacy in the visual arts, and excerpts from the Commedia...
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783836555128
Category : Divina commedia--Illustrations
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Two creative masterminds and universal themes of love, guilt, revenge, and redemption come together in this exceptional edition of William Blake's 102 illustrations for Dante's The Divine Comedy. The XL-sized volume includes 14 fold-out spreads, two introductory essays tracing Dante's legacy in the visual arts, and excerpts from the Commedia...
Botticelli
Author: Sandro Botticelli
Publisher: Hatje Cantz
ISBN: 9783775724814
Category : Art, Italian
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This publication provides the reader with impressive insight into Botticelli's important contributions to Florentine art, and also traces the ideals of feminine beauty, embodied not only by his enchanting goddesses and Madonnas, but also in the idealized portrait of an unknown lady.
Publisher: Hatje Cantz
ISBN: 9783775724814
Category : Art, Italian
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This publication provides the reader with impressive insight into Botticelli's important contributions to Florentine art, and also traces the ideals of feminine beauty, embodied not only by his enchanting goddesses and Madonnas, but also in the idealized portrait of an unknown lady.
Botticelli and Treasures from the Hamilton Collection
Author: Stephanie Buck
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781907372926
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sandro Botticelli's spectacular series of drawings on parchment of scenes from Dante's 'Divine Comedy' is of the highest order of importance and rarity, and this book will be an exceptional opportunity to explore the great Renaissance master's interpretation of one of the canonical texts of world literature. The drawings will be accompanied by an e
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781907372926
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sandro Botticelli's spectacular series of drawings on parchment of scenes from Dante's 'Divine Comedy' is of the highest order of importance and rarity, and this book will be an exceptional opportunity to explore the great Renaissance master's interpretation of one of the canonical texts of world literature. The drawings will be accompanied by an e