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Sienese Painting : From Duccio to the Birth of the Baroque / Giulietta Chelazzidini Dini

By:

Dini, Giulietta Chelazzidini

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Harry N. Abrams, Inc. , 1998Description: 471 p. : illus. ; 34 cmISBN:

9780810941847

Uniform titles:

Toller Cranston Collection

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

REF 759.558 DIN

Summary: For almost 500 years, from the late Middle Ages into the 17th century, the Italian city of Siena was a thriving center of trade, learning, and fine art. This illustrated book is the first to celebrate Siena's influential and impressive artistic heritage.Informative essays are illuminated by a wealth of exquisite color reproductions, including numerous specially photographed color details and two dazzling foldouts. The book begins with the emergence of the distinctive Sienese style in the mid-1200s - emphasizing brilliant color, elaborate pattern, and elegant goldwork - and spans the refined work of the late Baroque period.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	Consulta / Referencia	REF 759.558 DIN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		035319

For almost 500 years, from the late Middle Ages into the 17th century, the Italian city of Siena was a thriving center of trade, learning, and fine art. This illustrated book is the first to celebrate Siena's influential and impressive artistic heritage.Informative essays are illuminated by a wealth of exquisite color reproductions, including numerous specially photographed color details and two dazzling foldouts. The book begins with the emergence of the distinctive Sienese style in the mid-1200s - emphasizing brilliant color, elaborate pattern, and elegant goldwork - and spans the refined work of the late Baroque period.

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