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Raphael: A Passionate Life
Antonio Forcellino
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Description for Raphael: A Passionate Life
Paperback. * A major new biography on one of the greatest artists of all time, Raphael Sanzio, written by a leading Renaissance expert. * Retraces Raphael s career by re-examining contemporary documents and accounts and interpreting the artist s works with the eye of an expert restorer. Translator(s): Byatt, Lucinda. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 550.
Craving pleasure as well as knowledge, Raphael Sanzio was quick to realize that his talent would only be truly appreciated in the liberal, carefree and extravagantly sensual atmosphere of Rome during its golden age under Julius II and Leo X. Arriving in the city in 1508 at the age of twenty-five, he was entranced and seduced by life at the papal court and within a few months had emerged as the most brilliant star in its intellectual firmament. His art achieved a natural grace that was totally uninhibited and free from subjection. His death, at just thirty-seven, plunged the city ... Read more
Craving pleasure as well as knowledge, Raphael Sanzio was quick to realize that his talent would only be truly appreciated in the liberal, carefree and extravagantly sensual atmosphere of Rome during its golden age under Julius II and Leo X. Arriving in the city in 1508 at the age of twenty-five, he was entranced and seduced by life at the papal court and within a few months had emerged as the most brilliant star in its intellectual firmament. His art achieved a natural grace that was totally uninhibited and free from subjection. His death, at just thirty-seven, plunged the city ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
549g
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745644127
SKU
V9780745644127
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About Antonio Forcellino
Antonio Forcellino is one of the world s leading authorities on Michelangelo and an expert art historian and restorer. He has been involved in the restoration of numerous masterpieces, including Michelangelo s Moses.
Reviews for Raphael: A Passionate Life
A brilliant and lyrical biography ... The masterful quality of Forcellino s account lies not only in the beauty of its language, translated impeccably from Italian into English, but in the seamlessness and self-assurance with which he himself works across northern Italy, its paintings, its politics. The Spectator An excellent introduction to the workshop of the Renaissance artist, ... Read more