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Raphael (Hardcover)
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Raphael (Hardcover)
Series: Basic Art Series
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List price R476
Loot Price R393
Discovery Miles 3 930
You Save R83 (17%)
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In art history, we tend to be on first name terms only with the
most revered of masters. The Renaissance painter and architect
Raphael Santi (1483-1520) is one such star. The man we call simply
Raphael has for centuries been hailed as a supreme Renaissance
artist. For some, he even outstrips his equally famous, equally
first-named, contemporaries, Leonardo and Michelangelo. From 1500
to 1508, Raphael worked throughout central Italy, particularly in
Florence where he secured his reputation as a painter of portraits
and beautifully rendered Madonnas, archetypical icons within the
Catholic faith. In 1508 he was summoned to Rome by Pope Julius II
and later embarked on an ambitious mural scheme for the Stanza
della Segnatura in the Vatican. Within this room, Raphael's The
School of Athens is considered a paradigm of the High Renaissance,
merging Classical philosophy with perfected perspectival space,
animated figures, and a composition of majestic balance. This
essential introduction explores how in just two decades of work,
Raphael painted his way to legendary greatness. With highlights
from his prolific output, it presents the mastery of figures and
forms that secured his place not only in the trinity of Renaissance
luminaries but also among the most esteemed artists of all time.
About the series Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has
evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published.
Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series features: a detailed
chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist,
covering his or her cultural and historical importance a concise
biography approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions
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