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9780714868899 0714868892 A luxurious publication of the works of Raphaello Sanzio, one of the greatest painters of the Italian High Renaissance. Raphael's extraordinary productivity, despite a brief career that ended with his death at the age of 37, resulted in a large body of work that includes such masterpieces as The School of Athens from the Vatican 'Raphael Rooms', portraits, drawings, tapestry cartoons and religious paintings. This sumptuously produced volume features an updated, full-colour selection of the artist's works made by Ludwig Goldscheider, co-founder of Phaidon Press, for the original 1941 edition. An updated essay by William E Suida is accompanied by a new introduction from Renaissance specialist Bette Talvacchia, putting Raphael and his school into a contemporary context. Elegant design, fine papers and tipped-on image plates make this a true collector's edition., Phaidon s classic illustrated monograph on Raphael, updated with an elegantly crafted design for today s burgeoning art aficionados.Reviving a much beloved group of artist monographs from the Phaidon archive, the new "Phaidon Classics" bring to life the fine craftsmanship and design of Phaidon books of the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Updated with a contemporary "classic" design, full color images and new introductions by leading specialists on the work of each artist, these elegantly crafted volumes revive the fine bookmaking of the first half of the twentieth century, making "Phaidon Classics" instant collectors items.A magnificent study of Raphael (1438 1520), one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance, whose brief career produced such masterpieces as "The School of Athens" and "The Three Graces." The large-format images bring to life Raphael s radiant colors and brushwork in the religious paintings of the Madonna and saints, mythological paintings, and portraits ranging from "Pope Julius II" to "Baldassare Castiglione."", Raphael (14831520) was one of the three great masters of the Italian High Renaissance, with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. Despite his early death at 37, he left a corpus of paintings and drawings that includes the frescoed Raphael Rooms in the Vatican palace -- the central and largest work of his career -- and The School of Athens in the Vatican Stanza della Segnatura. Reviving a much beloved group of artist monographs from the Phaidon archive, the new Phaidon Classics bring to life the fine craftsmanship and design of Phaidon books of the 1930s, 40s and 50s created by Ludwig Goldscheider art historian, designer and co-founder of Phaidon Press. Updated with a contemporary 'classic' design, full colour images and new introductions by leading specialists on the work of each artist, these elegantly crafted volumes revive the fine bookmaking of the first half of the twentieth century, making Phaidon Classics instant collectors' items.
9780714868899 0714868892 A luxurious publication of the works of Raphaello Sanzio, one of the greatest painters of the Italian High Renaissance. Raphael's extraordinary productivity, despite a brief career that ended with his death at the age of 37, resulted in a large body of work that includes such masterpieces as The School of Athens from the Vatican 'Raphael Rooms', portraits, drawings, tapestry cartoons and religious paintings. This sumptuously produced volume features an updated, full-colour selection of the artist's works made by Ludwig Goldscheider, co-founder of Phaidon Press, for the original 1941 edition. An updated essay by William E Suida is accompanied by a new introduction from Renaissance specialist Bette Talvacchia, putting Raphael and his school into a contemporary context. Elegant design, fine papers and tipped-on image plates make this a true collector's edition., Phaidon s classic illustrated monograph on Raphael, updated with an elegantly crafted design for today s burgeoning art aficionados.Reviving a much beloved group of artist monographs from the Phaidon archive, the new "Phaidon Classics" bring to life the fine craftsmanship and design of Phaidon books of the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Updated with a contemporary "classic" design, full color images and new introductions by leading specialists on the work of each artist, these elegantly crafted volumes revive the fine bookmaking of the first half of the twentieth century, making "Phaidon Classics" instant collectors items.A magnificent study of Raphael (1438 1520), one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance, whose brief career produced such masterpieces as "The School of Athens" and "The Three Graces." The large-format images bring to life Raphael s radiant colors and brushwork in the religious paintings of the Madonna and saints, mythological paintings, and portraits ranging from "Pope Julius II" to "Baldassare Castiglione."", Raphael (14831520) was one of the three great masters of the Italian High Renaissance, with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. Despite his early death at 37, he left a corpus of paintings and drawings that includes the frescoed Raphael Rooms in the Vatican palace -- the central and largest work of his career -- and The School of Athens in the Vatican Stanza della Segnatura. Reviving a much beloved group of artist monographs from the Phaidon archive, the new Phaidon Classics bring to life the fine craftsmanship and design of Phaidon books of the 1930s, 40s and 50s created by Ludwig Goldscheider art historian, designer and co-founder of Phaidon Press. Updated with a contemporary 'classic' design, full colour images and new introductions by leading specialists on the work of each artist, these elegantly crafted volumes revive the fine bookmaking of the first half of the twentieth century, making Phaidon Classics instant collectors' items.