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A smart first edition copy of this copiously illustrated collection of essays on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood with the medieval and Renaissance masterpieces that inspired them. The first edition.In the publisher's original red cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Copiously illustrated in colour throughout.Truth and Beauty: The Pre-Raphaelites and the Old Mastersis the first major international exhibition to assemble works by England"s nineteenth-century Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood with the medieval and Renaissance masterpieces that inspired them.Important loans of paintings, works on paper, and decorative arts from international collections, as well as works drawn from the collections of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, demonstrate the Pre-Raphaelites" fascination with Italian masters, including Sandro Botticelli, Raphael, and Paolo Veronese, as well as northern Renaissance painters such as Jan van Eyck and Hans Memling.With seven main essays and ten focus essays contextualizing the compelling affinities and captivating juxtapositions between the earlier and later artists. In publisher's original cloth. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Bumping to the tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is very smart, with shelf wear to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine.…