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An Art Lover's Guide to Florence (Paperback)
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An Art Lover's Guide to Florence (Paperback)
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List price R678
Loot Price R565
Discovery Miles 5 650
You Save R113 (17%)
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No city but Florence contains such an intense concentration of art
produced in such a short span of time. The sheer number and
proximity of works of painting, sculpture, and architecture in
Florence can be so overwhelming that Florentine hospitals treat
hundreds of visitors each year for symptoms brought on by trying to
see them all, an illness famously identified with the French author
Stendhal. While most guidebooks offer only brief descriptions of a
large number of works, with little discussion of the historical
background, Judith Testa gives a fresh perspective on the rich and
brilliant art of the Florentine Renaissance in An Art Lover's Guide
to Florence. Concentrating on a number of the greatest works, by
such masters as Botticelli and Michelangelo, Testa explains each
piece in terms of what it meant to the people who produced it and
for whom they made it, deftly treating the complex interplay of
politics, sex, and religion that were involved in the creation of
those works. With Testa as a guide, armchair travelers and tourists
alike will delight in the fascinating world of Florentine art and
history.
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