Medieval Painting - A History of European Painting

Beschrijving boek

Aanvulling conditie: binnenzijde kaft kale plekken aan boven- en onderrand als gevolg van het verwijderen van plakband. 

Oorspronkelijke titel: La pittura in Europa.

Text by Luisa Marcucci of the Uffizi Gallery, Florence and Emma Micheletti of the Accademia Gallery, Florence. 

This first volume in the History of European Painting covers a thousand years, from the fourth to the fourteenth centuries. In the first half of the book Luisa Marcucci, a Director of the Accademia Gallery in Florence, gives a survey of painting beginning with the Catacomb wall-paintings of the fourth century and ending with the great Italian artists of the thirteenth century, Cimabue, Duccio and Cavallini. She discusses developments in many parts of Europe, from Constantinople to Spain, from Greece to England, and her theme is the overwhelming importance of Byzantine art in greater or lesser degree throughout the whole period from the sixth century onwards. Equally at home with mosaic and wall-painting, illuminated manuscripts and stained glass, the author has an admirably lucid style which brings the fascinating, intricate story vividly to life and in addition provides a perfect foundation for an appreciation of the widely differing schools of art which grew up throughout Europe in later centuries.

Discussing the fourteenth century in greater detail, Emma Micheletti of the Uffizi Galleries in Florence naturally devotes the major part of her essay to the Italian school. Giotto and the Siennese painters have, of course, pride of place, but many other important artists who are less well known - such as Altichiero and Tommaso da Modena - are fully discussed. Nor is the rest of Europe neglected, for developments which took place in other countries, mainly in the Gothic style, are clearly described.

In addition to its 100 magnificent colour plates, the book has a bibliography, an index of artists and an index of places where their work may be seen.