Sandro Botticelli. Volume I: Life and Work. Volume II: Complete Catalogue.

NOTA:Timbri Ex Libris alle due sguardie. Sopraccoperte con lievi mende. Fioriture ai tagli. Interni molto buoni. / London, Paul Elek due volumi, completo, cm.28x21, pp.199, 67 illustrazioni in bianco e nero e 9 a colori; 230, 270 illustrazioni in bianco e nero, legature editoriali in tutta tela, sopraccoperte figurate a colori, Testo in inglese. This monumental two-volume set presents the most comprehensive study of Sandro Botticelli's life and oeuvre available in English. Volume I reconstructs Botticelli's biography and artistic trajectory within the political and religious upheavals of late fifteenth-century Florence, arguing for his central role in the visual culture of the Medici court and Savonarolan reform. Lightbown examines Botticelli's stylistic evolution, workshop practices, and intellectual milieu with scholarly precision and narrative clarity. Volume II offers a complete catalogue raisonne, documenting every known painting, drawing, and lost work with detailed provenance, technical notes, and critical commentary. The set commands enduring respect among art historians and collectors for its depth, authority, and elegant production. It remains essential for any serious library on Renaissance art. due volumi, completo. …