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(The Great Centuries of Painting).

A carefully planned itinerary through the world of Gothic art, this book is also a vivid record of the prodigious intellectual reawakening that took place in the 13th and I4th centuries, and of the masterpieces to which it gave rise. Reproduced for the first time in color, most of these works are little known and difficult of access; they are tokens of the cultural revival, the new humanism that led artists to seek their inspiration in the life around them, to look at nature with fresh eyes and an almost childlike curiosity. Half realistic, half make-believe, the world they painted was peopled with heroic saints, gallant knights, richly attired ladies, and fabulous animals. Under their brush, even piety and religious emotions acquired the smiling charm of an age of chivalry and knightly courtesy.
Once their eyes were opened to the world around them, these painters following in the footsteps of the great cathedral sculptors gave expression to their new found joy in life. While the French artists voiced the new refinement of thinking and feeling in terms of delicate linework and fine shades of color, the Italians showed a keener sense of monumental form in expressing their love of life and nature.
An excursion through the "Gothic world" is no small undertaking, since it means visiting almost every part of Europe. For in the course of the 12th, 3th, 14th and early I5th centúries not only France and Italy, but also England, Spain, Bohemia and Germany fell under the spell of the new art. And though starting out from the same general conceptions, each country interpreted them in its own particular way.

Note alle condizioni del volume

Usato condizioni accettabili, il volume presenta la mancanza di almeno 39 delle 110 tavole applicate, strappetti alla sovraccoperta, per il resto in perfetto stato. (T-CA)

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