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The Science of Leonardo: Inside the Mind of the Great Genius of the Renaissance
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I heard of this book during an interview of the author on NPR. The interview was fascinating and motivated me to get the book. The book is wonderful for its balance and grace. It is a concise telling of da Vinci's life and his thinking gleaned from his manuscripts and from contemporary writers. It is interesting to discover that little is ... »
Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
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Filippo Brunelleschi's design for the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence remains one of the most towering achievements of Renaissance architecture. Completed in 1436, the dome remains a remarkable feat of design and engineering. Its span of more than 140 feet exceeds St Paul's in London and St Peter's in Rome, and even outdoes t... »
The Lives of the Artists (Oxford World's Classics)
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No artist, or aspiring artist, should go without this book. While it is sometimes exhausting to read through the author's detailed coverage of the works of each featured artist, it should be considered mandatory reading for artists and art historians -- so that all can see the pillars of art on which civilization is built. The author covers both the w... »
The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall
This is the only book that I could find on the entire lineage of the Medici dynasty. I purchased this book in the interest of going to Florence in '08 an... »
Michelangelo (XL Series)
This book is a masterpiece in itself. I cant believe it even equals taschens leonardo davinci XL series book. What can i say that hasnt already been said ... »
Leonardo Da Vinci: 1452-1519: The Complete Pain
After a recent trip to Italy I scoured the museums there for some good books on the famous paintings I had just seen. All were much too expensive, given t... »
Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Buildin
I will defer to the judgment of other reviewers who have found fault with some of the "facts" Scotti relates in BASILICA. This is a popular, not an academ... »
The Gates of Paradise: Lorenzo Ghiberti's Renai
The book is excellent. Each chapter is written by a different person with his or her own area of expertise. Somewhat redundant comments at the beginning o... »
History of Italian Renaissance Art
Gave it to my husband for Christmas. He likes it very much and he is very fussy about books.... »
Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century It
I really can't add more to Robert W. Moore's insightful review. However, I feel a need to counterbalance the ranting reviews posted by others on this page... »
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