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Published by Penguin Group, 1986
ISBN 10: 0140086471ISBN 13: 9780140086478
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.45.
Published by Penguin, London, 1985, 1985
ISBN 10: 1851703136ISBN 13: 9781851703135
Seller: THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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30.0 x 28.0cms, 112pp, b/w & 62 colour illusts, very good paperback This book includes critical comments that range from the 15th century to the late 20th century.
Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1970
ISBN 10: 0297761447ISBN 13: 9780297761440
Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United Kingdom
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Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Piero Della Francesca (illustrator). First Thus. This fine copy is bound in illustrated cloth covered boards, the unclipped dust wrapper is in near fine condition. The text block is unmarked, tight, white, bright and square, there is a neat small signature to the f.e.p. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. Piero della Francesca is one of the most admired 15th-century Italian painters. The cool colour palette and geometrical compositions contribute to the refined and meditative nature of his works. Piero was born in Borgo Sansepolcro, in Tuscany. He worked in various central Italian towns, but retained links with Sansepolcro, visible in the background of the 'Baptism of Christ'. The distinctive rolling hills are depicted in a number of his works, such as 'The Nativity'. We know nothing of Piero's training, and the chronology of his works is hard to establish as many are lost. By 1439 he was working in Florence with Domenico Veneziano, whose treatment of space, like that of Uccello, must have influenced him. Piero was also a mathematical theorist. This interest is reflected in the clearly defined volume of the figures and accurate perspective in his works. It is balanced by a naturalism which derived from Netherlandish art. His patrons were among the most powerful men in Italy: the Duke of Urbino, Sigismund Malatesta in Rimini, and Pope Nicholas V in Rome. According to tradition, Piero taught Signorelli. Vasari says he became blind in old age. He was buried in Sansepolcro. This book is illustrated with 64 pages in full colour and 111 black and white illustration. Ref B 1.