PORTRAITS UNMASKED
BONAZZOLI ROBECCHI
Temática:
PINTURA
Editorial:
PRESTEL
Código:
9783791386201
ISBN:
9783791386201
Peso:
600 Gr.
Cantidad de Páginas:
208
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$ 2390
Descripción
The worlds most famous portraits and the hidden stories behind their subjects are explored in this fascinating and highly entertaining book.
Portraiture is one of the oldest and most studied genres of art. While most scholars will look at a paintings composition, style, and themes, often questions remain unansweredwho were these people and why were they painted? This entertaining book reveals the identities and lives of some of the most famous characters that populate art historyfrom the Renaissance to the 21st century. Readers will learn how the fifteen-year-old subject of da Vincis Lady with an Ermine nearly destroyed a marriage; that van Dycks depiction of Prudence in wild clothes is actually one of the most controversial aristocrats of the seventeenth century; and that Francis Bacons character George Dyer was a man he met in a Soho nightclub. These and other stories behind works by Picasso, Klimt, Rubens, Warhol, and dozens of other artists show how portraiture remains one of the most enthralling genres. Based on art scholarship and conveyed in an accessible tone, these fascinating tales of power, lust, intrigue, jealousy, vengeance, and romance will help readers understand masterpieces of art history in an entirely new light.
