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This study discusses all of Piero della Francesca's work, and describes the major influence on his art and its form, content and meaning, as well as the artistic world from which it arose. He was virtually unknown until he was rediscovered by Seurat, Cezanne and later by Bernard Berenson. ... Read more

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The volumes in this bibliophile series provide unique portraits of European art history.Readers gain fascinating insights into the artists' biographies and their styles: Durer and his famous portraits and altarpieces, the vivid farm scenes of Pieter Bruegel, the great painters of the Italian Renaissance, the symphonies in color ofTitian, the mysterious chiaroscuro paintings of Caravaggio, the rococo worlds of Antoine Watteau, and the great historical paintings created by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.Authoritative texts illuminate the decisive stages in the artists' lives and the development of their styles, explaining their impact against the background of their social context as well as their significance for following generations of artists.Plentiful large sized illustrations showcase each artist's oeuvre.Each volume contains a comprehensive appendixproviding information on the artists' biographies in tabular form as well as an extensive bibliography.Each of the authors of the individual volumes is renowned in his or her field. ... Read more