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{EBOOK} Florence: The Paintings & Frescoes, 1250-1743 [EBOOK]

{EBOOK} Florence: The Paintings & Frescoes, 1250-1743 [EBOOK]
{EBOOK} Florence:
The Paintings &
Frescoes, 1250-1743
[EBOOK]
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'...an art lover's dream come true--a collection of nearly 2,000 images that includes every painting
and fresco on display in the Uffizi, the Galleria Palatina of the Pitti Palace, the Accademia and the
Duomo, and works from 28 additional museums and churches....It's fascinating to see these
treasures of the Western world collected in one volume, with page after page of magnificence,
including the works of Uccello, da Vinci, Correggio, Titian, Michelangelo and more. You won't have
a better tour unless you visit the city itself--and even then, reading this book first would be
worthwhile.'―BookPage'For 800 years Florence, Italy, has been a sacred city whose very walls
breathe beauty. In vivid essays and more than 2,000 lush images, this glorious book covers the
great collections of the Uffizi, the Pitti Palace, the Accademia and the Duomo, plus key works in 28
of the city's additional museums and churches. The lively text explains Florentine politics,
patronage, street life, banking, international trade and the effect of its wars, plagues and religious
squabbles. Fascinating.'―Star Tribune'You needn't travel to Florence to tour the masterpieces
created by some of the world's greatest artists. 'Florence: The Paintings & Frescoes: 1250 to 1743'
by Ross King and Anja Grebe brings more than 2,000 images of them to you, along with a
comprehensive guide'―The Sacramento BeeThe paintings and frescoes of the birthplace of the
Renaissance get a lavish, full-color treatment in this new book from Canadian historian and
novelist Ross King, whose previous work includes 'Brunelleschi's Dome: The Story of the Great
Cathedral in Florence.'...If you're looking for a gorgeous coffee-table book, this one is hard to
beat.'―Austin American-Statesman'The next best thing to a Tuscan sightseeing trip is a tour
through the pages of 'Florence: The Paintings & Frescoes, 1250-1743'...which opens the doors of
the Uffizi, the Accademia, the Duomo and countless Florentine churches to the armchair
traveler.'―Newsday Read more Ross King is the author of the bestselling Brunelleschi's Dome
and Michelangelo & the Pope's Ceiling, as well as the novels Ex-Libris and Domino. He lives in
England, near Oxford.Anja Grebe teaches art history at the University of Erlangen-
Nuremberg/Germany. She is taking part in numerous international research projects and
exhibitions and has published extensively on medieval and modern art history. Grebe is the author
of The Louvre: All the Paintings and The Vatican: All the Paintings. She lives in Erlangen,
Germany. Read more