Linda Murray Bücher

The Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture is a unique and fascinating exploration of the art and architecture that has been influenced and inspired by biblical stories and Christian history and beliefs. Richly illustrated, the Companion combines general essays on the periods and styles important in the history of Christian art with hundreds of shorter entries that describe specific works, artists, themes, and visual images and which give the reader practical guidance on where in Europe to locate the works described

Short biographies of over 1,200 painters, sculptors, and engravers. Defines artistic movements, terms, technical expressions, and processes

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Fully revised for its seventh edition, this comprehensive and detailed reference contains entries on major artists of the last seven centuries; short biographies of over 1,200 artists; descriptions of artistic techniques and styles; definitions of artistic movements; and much more. An indispensable source of information for both artists and those interested in the arts in general.

Fully revised for this seventh edition, The Penguin Dictionary of Art and Artists is one of the most comprehensive and detailed reference works available on the subject. It contains: entries on all the major artists of the last seven centuries; short, incisive biographies of over 1,200 artists, including many new entries on modern American artists; evaluations of the works of the greatest artists and their location; expositions of the best-known groups or schools of artists; descriptions of artistic techniques; and styles and definitions of artistic movements.

The Renaissance began in Italy, but it grew out of European civilization, with roots in Antiquity, in Christian dogma, and in Byzantium. The artistic ferment which had taken hold of Florence by 1420 was also reflected in the regional schools of Siena, Umbria, Mantua and Rome; and the new ideas spread from Italy through France, the Netherlands, Austria, Spain and Portugal. The book includes artists as diverse as Piero della Francesca, Van Eyck, Durer, Mantegna and Bellini, as well as the High Renaissance masters Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. With superb illustrations of the artists' work and crucial historical information about the "rebirth" of arts and letters, the authors illuminate one of the most important periods of art history. 251 illus., 51 in color.

Caravaggio dipinse quadri magnifici che riflettono la violenza della sua vita. Il suo nome compare frequentemente nei registri della polizia romana per vari reati, tra cui l'offesa a donne, il ferimento di un capo delle guardie, e persino l'omicidio di un uomo in una rissa. Dopo aver ricevuto l'incarico dal gran maestro Wignacourt per decorare una chiesa a La Valletta, si rifugiò a Malta, ma fu ferito in un litigio e imprigionato. Fuggito a Napoli, subì una violenta rissa che lo rese irriconoscibile. Durante la sua convalescenza, si ammalò di febbre e morì a trentanove anni. Il romanzo narra la vita del pittore in quattro fasi: la giovinezza e l'apprendistato a Milano; la protezione di un grande mecenate; i misteriosi anni precedenti il suo arrivo a Roma, durante i quali incontra un Monsignore e Maddalena, la donna che posò per lui e divenne la sua amante; infine, le sue peregrinazioni in esilio da Roma a Napoli, Malta e Palermo. Attraverso Gian, un assistente devoto di Caravaggio, l'autrice esplora l'esistenza dell'artista, intrecciando i fili della sua turbolenta carriera.