Old Italian Masters

By Timothy Cole and W. J. Stilllman

Book Overview

""Old Italian Masters"" is a book written by W. J. Stillman that delves into the works of Italian painters from the 13th to the 16th century. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the art of the period, examining the techniques and styles of famous artists such as Giotto, Botticelli, and Leonardo da Vinci. The author also explores the cultural and historical context of the artworks, discussing the religious, political, and social influences that shaped them. With detailed descriptions and analysis of individual paintings, ""Old Italian Masters"" offers a rich and informative guide to the art of Renaissance Italy.1909. The volume contains 67 wood-engraved plates by Cole after Italian paintings. These appeared first as articles in Century magazine. Contents: The Byzantines; Cimabue; Duccio; Giotto; Simone Memmi; Gaddo Gaddi; Taddeo Gaddi; Ambrogio Lorenzetti; Orcagna (Andrea di Cione); Spinello Aretino; Gentile da Fabriano (Gentile di Niccolo di Giovanni di Maso da Fabriano); Fra Angelico (Fra Giovanni da Fiesole) Masaccio (Tommaso di ser Giovanni Guidi); Fra Filippo Lippi; Benozzo Gozzoli; Andrea Mantegna; Giovanni Bellini; Andrea del Verrocchio; Filippino Lippi; Botticelli (Alessandro Filipepi); Luca Signorelli (Luca d'Egidio di Maestro Ventura de' Signorellli); Leonardo da Vinci; Fra Bartolommeo della Porta-Mariotto Albertinelli; Francia (Francesco di Marco Raibolini); Ghirlandaio (Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi); Lorenzo di Credi; Perugino (Pietro Vannucci); Michalangelo Buonarotti; Raphael (Rafaello di Giovanni Santi); Andrea del Sarto; Titian (Tiziano Vecelli); Giorgione (Giorgio Barbarelli); Lorenzo Lotto; Bernardino Luini; Vittore Carpaccio; Paul Veronese (Paolo Cagliari); Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti); and Correggio (Antonio Allegri).This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162766956
• ISBN13: 9781162766959
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 438 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.3" x 11.0"