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(0)Ross King
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English
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Brunelleschi's Dome is the story of how a Renaissance genius bent men, materials, and the very forces of nature to build an architectural wonder we continue to marvel at today. Denounced at first as a madman, Brunelleschi was celebrated at the end as a genius. He engineered the perfect placement of brick and stone, built ingenious hoists and cranes (among some of the most renowned machines of the Renaissance) to carry an estimated 70 million pounds...
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English
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From the acclaimed author of Brunelleschi's Dome and Leonardo and the Last Supper, the riveting story of how Michelangelo, against all odds, created the masterpiece that has ever since adorned the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary, the powerful Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo Buonarroti to paint the ceiling of the newly restored Sistine Chapel in Rome. Despite having completed...
In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary, the powerful Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo Buonarroti to paint the ceiling of the newly restored Sistine Chapel in Rome. Despite having completed...
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The Experiment
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Discover the prodigious global influence of il bel paese in this star-studded retelling of Italy's past—from a foremost author of historic Italy. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read.
"Each page brims with Bill Bryson-like trivia that is sure to delight."—Booklist, starred review
The calendar. The Senate. The
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Walker & Company
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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Tells the complete story of the creation of The Last Supper mural: the adversities suffered by the artist during its execution; the experimental techniques he employed; the models for Christ and the Apostles that he used; and the numerous personalities involved -- everyone from the Leonardo's young assistants to Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan who commissioned the work.
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Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
481 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
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English
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"The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings-the dazzling handiwork of the city's skilled artists and architects. But equally important for the centuries to follow were geniuses of a different sort: Florence's manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars, and booksellers, who blew the dust off a thousand years of history and, through the discovery and diffusion of ancient knowledge, imagined a new and enlightened...
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Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
viii, 403 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, genealogical table ; 25 cm
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English
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Among all of Monet's creations, the paintings of the water lilies in his garden at Giverny are most famous. Monet himself intended them to provide "an asylum of peaceful meditation." Yet, as King reveals, these beautiful canvases belie the intense frustration Monet experienced at the difficulties of capturing the fugitive effects of light, water, and color. They also reflect the terrible personal torments Monet suffered in the last dozen years of...
9) Domino
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Publisher
Walker & Co
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
435 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
10) Ex-libris
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Walker & Co
Pub. Date
2001.
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391 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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DK Pub
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
612 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
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English
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Within each time period, provides examples of significant works in painting, sculpture, drawing and other media. Highlights themes that were important at various times such as nudes, landscape, still life, and love. Includes brief biographies of some artists and a "closer look" in depth for the most significant works.
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Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
viii, 525 pages : color illustrations, map ; 28 cm + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
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English
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In the same style, manner, and format as The Louvre: All the Paintings, every Old Master painting that is on display in The Vatican is included in this deluxe, slip-cased volume with companion DVD, as well as hundreds of additional masterpieces and treasures in the Papal collection.