Piero's Light: In Search of Piero Della Francesca: A Renaissance Painter and the Revolution in Art, Science, and Religion - Rilegato

Witham, Larry

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ISBN 10: 1605984949 ISBN 13: 9781605984940

Casa editrice: Pegasus Books, 2014

Riassunto

In the heart of Tuscany, Piero della Francesca became a painter and mathematician at the dawn of the Renaissance, revealing his innovative mind in some of the best known images from that period, and in his unusual writings on geometry. Yet as a personality, Piero remains a mystery. He leaves an enigmatic legacy that ranges from the merging of religion and mathematics to his use of perspective to make painting a true science. Piero s LightThrough Witham s wide research, Piero emerges as a figure who marks a turning point in Western culture. Our past understanding of faith, beauty, and knowledge has been radically altered by a secular age, and the story of Piero helps us understand how this has taken place. The search for Piero has continued among both intrepid scholars and art lovers of all kinds, and it is no wonder: few artists in history take us as deeply into the intellectual excitement of the Renaissance as Piero della Francesca.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Larry Witham is author of more than twelve books, including By Design: Science and the Sea; Art Schooled; and Picasso and the Chess Player. He lives the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC .

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Pegasus Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1605984949
• ISBN 13: 9781605984940
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 354
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile