Botticelli: Artist and Designer (Renaissance Lives)

Ana Debenedetti - FIRST EDITION HARDBACK NEW & UNREAD

ISBN 10: 1789144388 / ISBN 13: 9781789144383

Published by Reaktion Books, 2021

About this Item

A brilliant example of scholarship rendered into a captivating narrative. The latest sources have been studied and the resultant work is the most engaging on this great artist. Fabulous paintings beautifully reproduced, and the author has achieved a vibrant account of this pivotal artist of the Florentine Renaissance.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Botticelli: Artist and Designer (Renaissance Lives)
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789144388
• ISBN 13: 9781789144383
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

A revealing look at the commercial strategy and diverse output of this canonical Renaissance artist.
 
In this vivid account, Ana Debenedetti reexamines the life and work of Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli through a novel lens: his business acumen. Focusing on the organization of Botticelli’s workshop and the commercial strategies he devised to make his way in Florence’s very competitive art market, Debenedetti looks with fresh eyes at the remarkable career and output of this pivotal artist within the wider context of Florentine society and culture. Uniquely, Debenedetti evaluates Botticelli’s celebrated works, like The Birth of Venus, alongside less familiar forms such as tapestry and embroidery, showing the breadth of the artist’s oeuvre and his talent as a designer across media.

About the Author

Ana Debenedetti is director of culture and exhibition at Culturespaces, Paris, and formerly a curator of paintings at the Victoria and Albert Museum. She has published on Renaissance art, philosophy, and poetry.