Florence: The Paintings & Frescoes, 1250-1743

by Ross King, Anja Grebe

Overview

A magnificent, never-before-published collection of every painting and fresco on display in the Uffizi, the Galleria Palatina of the Pitti Palace, the Accademia, and the Duomo, and more — nearly 2,000 works of art — all presented in a practical and elegant paperback format.
 
The city of Florence is home to dozens of museums and palaces that contain many of the world’s most renowned works of art. Florence: The Paintings & Frescoes is a rich and magnificent collection of thousands of paintings and frescoes that are visited by millions of travelers every year including the art of Giotto, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Ghirlandaio, Correggio, Botticelli, Caravaggio, Titian, Rembrandt, van Dyck, El Greco, and hundreds more.
 
Explore the history of art in Florence through seven essays by Ross King, bestselling author of Brunelleschi's Dome and Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling, which connect how the paintings, politics, and every-day lives of Florentines influenced one another. Art historian Anja Grebe, author of The Louvre and The Vatican, also highlights 250 of the most iconic and significant paintings and frescoes in the historic city with details on the attributes of the works, biographical details of the artists, and more. 

This spectacular collection of nearly 2,000 paintings and frescoes is a must-have for any art lover, student, or arm-chair traveler.  
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762470631
Publisher:	Running Press Book Publishers
Publication date:	03/31/2020
Pages:	708
Sales rank:	357,817
Product dimensions:	10.50(w) x 10.40(h) x 1.80(d)

About the Author

Ross King is the bestselling author of books on Italian, French and Canadian art and history. Among his books are Brunelleschi's Dome, Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling, and Leonardo and The Last Supper. King also serves on the council of Academic Advisors for Friends of Florence, a fundraising charity that ensures the survival of Florence's art and architectural treasures. When not traveling for work or pleasure, he lives in the historic town of Woodstock, near Oxford, with his wife Melanie.

Anja Grebe teaches art history at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. She has taken part in numerous international research projects and exhibitions and has published extensively on medieval and modern art history. Grebe is also the author of The Vatican: All the Paintings. She lives in Erlangen, Germany.

Editorial Reviews

"...an art lover's dream come true—a collection of nearly 2,000 images that includes every painting and fresco on display in the Uffizi, the Galleria Palatina of the Pitti Palace, the Accademia and the Duomo, and works from 28 additional museums and churches....It's fascinating to see these treasures of the Western world collected in one volume, with page after page of magnificence, including the works of Uccello, da Vinci, Correggio, Titian, Michelangelo and more. You won't have a better tour unless you visit the city itself—and even then, reading this book first would be worthwhile."—BookPage

"For 800 years Florence, Italy, has been a sacred city whose very walls breathe beauty. In vivid essays and more than 2,000 lush images, this glorious book covers the great collections of the Uffizi, the Pitti Palace, the Accademia and the Duomo, plus key works in 28 of the city's additional museums and churches. The lively text explains Florentine politics, patronage, street life, banking, international trade and the effect of its wars, plagues and religious squabbles. Fascinating."—Star Tribune

"You needn't travel to Florence to tour the masterpieces created by some of the world's greatest artists. "Florence: The Paintings & Frescoes: 1250 to 1743" by Ross King and Anja Grebe brings more than 2,000 images of them to you, along with a comprehensive guide"—The Sacramento Bee

The paintings and frescoes of the birthplace of the Renaissance get a lavish, full-color treatment in this new book from Canadian historian and novelist Ross King, whose previous work includes "Brunelleschi's Dome: The Story of the Great Cathedral in Florence."...If you're looking for a gorgeous coffee-table book, this one is hard to beat."—Austin American-Statesman

"The next best thing to a Tuscan sightseeing trip is a tour through the pages of "Florence: The Paintings & Frescoes, 1250-1743"...which opens the doors of the Uffizi, the Accademia, the Duomo and countless Florentine churches to the armchair traveler."—Newsday

From the Publisher

10/15/2015
Florence, Italy, draws art lovers to itself like a magnet, and no wonder, with Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo all having been there simultaneously from 1504 to 1508. Their patrons were wealthy, religious and secular, public and private. Benefactors, painters, sculptors, and architects all contributed to the historical richness still found in the city. This volume includes almost 2,000 works housed in the Galleria Platina of the Pitti Palace, the Accademia, and the Duomo (cathedral), as well as in 28 other Florentine museums and churches. Novelist and nonfiction author King (Leonardo and the Last Supper; Brunelleschi's Dome) has written the essays and art historian Grebe (The Louvre: All the Paintings; The Vatican: All the Paintings) describes the artworks. In addition to the color and sepia illustrations, Fra Angelico's Annunciation and Last Judgement, and Botticelli's Birth of Venus are showcased in large-format, full-color, two- and three-page foldouts. Indexes of artist and artworks, two map views of Florence, and footnotes conclude the work. VERDICT Written in an easy-to-read style, this surprisingly affordable tome, given its size and lavish illustrations, will interest general readers through art historians.—Nancy J. Mactague, Aurora Univ. Lib., IL

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