Botticelli

Synopsis

Sandro Botticelli Is One Of The Most Beloved Figures Of The Renaissance Period And His Seductive Arrival Of Venus And Graceful Primavera Are Among The World's Most Recognizable Works Of Art. Featuring More Than 200 Full-color Illustrations, This Opulent Celebration Of The Life And Art Of Sandro Botticelli Shows His Complete Paintings In A Comprehensive And Thoroughly Up-to-date Study That Will Please Scholars And Delight Lovers Of Fine Books Everywhere -- Back Cover. Early Work -- Initial Success In Florence -- Botticelli As Portraitist -- Primavera And Her Counterpart: Minerva And The Centaur -- Botticelli As Frescoist In Rome: The Sistine Chapel -- Violence Against Woman: The Tale Of Nastagio Degli Onesti -- The Later Mythology Paintings -- Later Altarpieces -- The Late Work: The End Of Time And The End Of Art? -- Catalogue Of Paintings -- The Drawings. Frank Zöllner ; [translated From The German By Ishbel Flett]. Translation Statement From Colophon. Originally Published In 2005. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 299-308) And Indexes. Translated From The German.