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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like new
- Seller notes
- “clean and unmarked, photo is actual item being offered”
- Release Year
- 2012
- ISBN
- 9780393343434
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
039334343X
ISBN-13
9780393343434
eBay Product ID (ePID)
22038266354
Product Key Features
Book Title
Caravaggio : Alife Sacred and Profane
Number of Pages
544 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Individual Artists / General, Artists, Architects, Photographers, History / Baroque & Rococo
Publication Year
2012
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
25 oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Enthralling...reads like a historical-swashbuckler-cum-detective-story while also providing an up-to-date introduction to some of the most admired paintings in Western art., A thrilling lesson in the art of seeing, a sensual exploration of the shadows of Caravaggio's sometimes violent but always Christian world, a detective story with a highly satisfying ending., Andrew Graham-Dixon brings the bad-boy genius of the 17th century to life as vividly as if he were one of today's pop stars., eoeGraham-Dixon combed the criminal records of the era to glean extraordinary details about the artiste(tm)s run-ins with the law. He skillfully evokes the social and religious context of turn-of-the-17th-century Italy.e, Brilliantly illuminates the life of an artist who was no less shadowy than his canvases--a man capable of both committing murder and creating ineffable beauty., A rollicking take on the Counter Reformation painter, an autodidact prone to smashing plates in restaurants, challenging competitors with swords, and using prostitutes as models for the Virgin Mary., Andrew Graham-Dixon brings the bad-boy genius of the seventeenth century to life as vividly as if he were one of today's pop stars., [Graham-Dixon's] achieved a masterpiece of his own: an informative, fresh account of the painter's life and death. Even more impressive are the author's powerful and accessible analyses of Caravaggio's paintings, commentary that leaves readers eager to see the pieces at the heart of the story., [Graham-Dixon] took ten years to come to terms with a very obdurate and highly original painter. Time well spent., Graham-Dixon combines the rigor of a historian with the imaginative insight of a novelist to create a subtle and beautifully burnished portrait., Graham-Dixon's biography brilliantly illuminates the life of an artist who was no less shadowy than his canvases--a man capable of both committing murder and creating ineffable beauty., Graham-Dixon demonstrates why he is considered the foremost British art critic of his generation...He's achieved a masterpiece of his own: an informative, fresh account of the painter's life and death. Even more impressive are the author's powerful and accessible analyses of Caravaggio's paintings, commentary that leaves readers eager to see the pieces at the heart of the story., Graham-Dixon combed the criminal records of the era to glean extraordinary details about the artist's run-ins with the law. He skillfully evokes the social and religious context of turn-of-the-17th-century Italy., [Graham-Dixon] is an entertaining art historian. He took ten years to come to terms with a very obdurate and highly original painter. Time well spent., I have never known an art critic in London who responds so well, year in and year out, to the challenge of subjects that cover the whole range of Western art., Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane reads like a historical-swashbuckler-cum-detective-story while also providing an up-to-date introduction to some of the most admired paintings in Western art.
Dewey Decimal
759.5 B
Synopsis
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) lived the darkest and most dangerous life of any of the great painters. This commanding biography explores Caravaggio's staggering artistic achievements, his volatile personal trajectory, and his tragic and mysterious death at age thirty-eight. Featuring more than eighty full-color reproductions of the artist's best paintings, Caravaggio is a masterful profile of the mercurial painter., A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and a Washington Post Notable Book of the Year "This book resees its subject with rare clarity and power as a painter for the 21st century." --Hilary Spurling, New York Times Book Review
LC Classification Number
ND623.C26G73 2012
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- l***o (2196)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThank you for a perfectly smooth transaction! Five stars and beyond for fast shipping, just as described, careful packaging, At a fair price. Thanks so much!
- 2***a (137)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseExcellent seller all the way around. Packaging, description and communication all perfect! Would buy from again!
- o***o (247)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseFantastic seller!!! CDs were packaged well, shipped quickly and in great shape. Seller combined shipping costs which was very appreciated. Quick response to communication. Will definitely do more business with them.CD’s YOU PICK’EM!!CHEAP BULK shipping!!GREAT TITLES HOT#10 (#266776331145)