Virtue and Beauty: Leonardo's Ginevra De' Benci and Renaissance Portraits of Women

Brown, David;National Gallery of Art (U.S.);Brown, David Alan

ISBN 10: 0894682857 / ISBN 13: 9780894682858

Published by Natl Gallery of Art, Landover, Maryland, U.S.A., 2001

About this Item

A clean & fresh copy. Printed on thick matte paper with beautifully reproduced full-page color illustrations. Stiff card covers with deep self-flaps. Embossed bookmark of previous owner on lower endpage. Oversized, so please allow for more international or priority shipping. Seller Inventory # 025781

Bibliographic Details

Title: Virtue and Beauty: Leonardo's Ginevra De' ...

Publisher: Natl Gallery of Art, Landover, Maryland, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 2001

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis:

This beautifully illustrated and exquisitely designed volume of paintings, sculpture, medals, and drawings celebrates the extraordinary flowering of female portraiture, mainly in Florence, beginning in the latter half of the fifteenth century. Included are many of the finest portraits of women (and a few of men) by Filippo Lippi, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Antonio del Pollaiuolo, Sandro Botticelli, Andrea del Verrocchio, and Leonardo da Vinci - whose remarkable double-sided portrait of Ginevra de' Benci, which departs notably from tradition, is the focus of special attention.

About the Author:

David Alan Brown is Curator of Italian Renaissance Paintings at the National Gallery of Art.