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Botticelli and Treasures from the Hamilton Collection
Stephanie Buck
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Description for Botticelli and Treasures from the Hamilton Collection
Paperback. Botticelli's spectacular series of drawings of Dante's Divine Comedy is of the highest order of importance and rarity, and this book will be an exceptional opportunity to explore the Renaissance master's interpretation of a canonical text of world literature. The drawings will be accompanied by an extraordinary selection of illuminated manuscripts. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 colour. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 216. .
In 1882 the Berlin Kupferstichkabinett (Prints and Drawings Museum) acquired, from the collection of the Duke of Hamilton, Sandro Botticelli's spectacular series of drawings on parchment illustrating scenes from Dante's `Divine Comedy'. It also acquired nearly all the items in the duke's priceless collection of illuminated manuscripts. The wider British public only became aware of these masterpieces when rumours of the Berlin museum's attempts to woo the Scottish duke started circulating in the press. No less than Queen Victoria and her daughter, wife of the German crown prince, appealed for these treasures to remain in the UK. In spite of ... Read more
In 1882 the Berlin Kupferstichkabinett (Prints and Drawings Museum) acquired, from the collection of the Duke of Hamilton, Sandro Botticelli's spectacular series of drawings on parchment illustrating scenes from Dante's `Divine Comedy'. It also acquired nearly all the items in the duke's priceless collection of illuminated manuscripts. The wider British public only became aware of these masterpieces when rumours of the Berlin museum's attempts to woo the Scottish duke started circulating in the press. No less than Queen Victoria and her daughter, wife of the German crown prince, appealed for these treasures to remain in the UK. In spite of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781907372926
SKU
V9781907372926
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Ref
99-15
About Stephanie Buck
Curator of drawings at The Courtauld Gallery, Somerset House
Reviews for Botticelli and Treasures from the Hamilton Collection
The review is more about the exhibition than the catalogue, but I think this works: Botticelli's drawings for the Divine Comedy are among the most lively, tender, and psychologically searching works he ever created.
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