Description |
372 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), genealogical table ; 31 cm. |
Note |
"This catalogue is published on the occasion of the exhibition Botticelli, Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, November 13, 2009-February 28, 2010"--Colophon. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-369). |
Contents |
Essays: The painter Sandro Botticelli: an introduction to his oeuvre / Andreas Schumacher -- Simonetta Vespucci: the construction, deconstruction, and reconstruction of a myth / Hans Körner -- For a prosperous Florence: Botticelli's mythological allegories / Cristina Acidini -- Botticelli as a draftsman: his studies of heads / Lorenza Melli -- Tyranny or golden age? Florence in Botticelli's day / Volker Reinhardt -- Character assassination with consequences: the life of Botticelli according to Giorgio Vasari and modern art historiography / Ulrich Rehm -- Giorgio Vasari: the life of Sandro Botticelli, painter of Florence (1568) -- Botticelli: biographical facts. |
Summary |
This publication provides the reader with impressive insight into Botticelli's important contributions to Florentine art, and also traces the ideals of feminine beauty, embodied not only by his enchanting goddesses and Madonnas, but also in the idealized portrait of an unknown lady. |
Subject |
Botticelli, Sandro, 1444 or 1445-1510 -- Exhibitions.
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Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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Added Author |
Schumacher, Andreas.
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Acidini Luchinat, Cristina, 1951-
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Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut Frankfurt am Main.
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Added Title |
Likeness, myth, devotion |
ISBN |
9783775724814 (English) |
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3775724818 (English) |
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