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First thoroughly annotated edition of The Book of Tea, the most important book on tea in the culture of Asia and the tea ceremony, with particular regard to Japan

The book presents an unpublished marble portrait by Domenico Rupolo, a sculptor and architect from Veneto, portraying Martha Bibescu, a protagonist of the Belle Epoque. Text in English and Italian.

Reproduction and commentary of 40 drawings by Fra Bartolomeo, master of the Tuscan Renaissance, donated to the Louvre Museum in 1922. Text in French.

Catalogue of the exhibition dedicated to Fortunato Depero, protagonist of Futurism, at Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence between September 2023 and January 2024, the first in a Florentine public museum. Text in English and Italian.

This book maps out a topography of Impressionism, illustrated with paintings by its artists and a rich selection of historical photographs, going back to the places and atmospheres of an extraordinary artistic movement.

A complete guide to the Cathedral of Cremona, in a handy format to accompany the visitor in the discovery of one of the most important churches in Lombardy.

Italian ed. also avail. (see our card no. 5421984, EAN 9788833672366).

A highly illustrated guide to Palazzo Vecchio's most extravagant Florentine Renaissance wall decorations: the grotesques, full of birds, flowers, vegetation and strange creatures.

The itinerary presents a selection of the most significant altarpieces painted on stone in Rome in the 16th/17th century.

The book investigates the birth of painting on stone and its development during the 17th century in Rome and Europe.

The Medicis are so well-known that the recent series Medici: Masters of Florence was broadcast in 190 countriesThese are the portraits that the family kept for itself and they are housed in the museums (Uffizi and Pitti Palace) that house their collectionsThe Medici family ruled unofficially and later as dukes the city of Florence and Tuscany, from the end of 14th to the end of the 18th century. Under their patronage the Renaissance was born. The members of this powerful family were able to build their public image in a sophisticated cultural environment where famous artists such as Raphael, Pontormo, Bronzino, Vasari, as well as poets, men of letters, scientists, humanists, were active. Portraits played an important role in this public relations strategy. The portrait types were quite different: from State portraits to family portraits, from those depicting the young heirs of the family name to those of the women that either ruled or played important roles in the dynastic allegiances. In this guide the marvellous works, held in Florence's Uffizi Gallery and Palazzo Pitti, are presented in chronological order making possible to trace the main stages in the history and genealogy of the Medici family.

The book is dedicated to the extraordinary collection of Late Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassical sculpture preserved in the Borghese Gallery in Rome. Text in Italian.

The book illustrates three enamel triptychs with a sacred subject, conceived as a painting but shining like jewellery, produced in Limoges in the 16th century.

A guide that gathers the masterpieces of one of Rome's most important museums, the National Galleris of palazzo Barberini and palazzo Corsini.

This book addresses the rise of English as the most widely adopted language in art history and the unintended, long-term consequences for the discipline. Text in English, German and Italian.

A study of Perino del Vaga's large canvas model (1542) of the never completed tapestry basement for Michelangelo's Last Judgement in the Sistine Chapel.

The selected writings on Tuscan Renaissance painting - from lesser masters to Angelico, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Fra Bartolomeo - by celebrated Frick director and Met curator Everett Fahy. With texts in English, French, and Italian.

This exhibition catalogue explores the deep and emotional associations with impermanence which run so deeply in Japanese culture through a range of stunning artworks.

Fully illustrated guide to Raphael's masterpieces in the Vatican, Rome's museums, galleries, and churches.

An exploration of the architecture, sculpture, and painting was created to embellish the network of monastic sites affiliated with the Benedictine Cassinese Congregation of Italy. Text in English, Italian and German.

Frederic Zaavy's artistic career as a master French jeweller, who painted with precious stones and engineered remarkable settings to hold them almost invisibly. Text in English and Simplified Chinese.

The first comprehensive, fully illustrated catalogue to present traditions of hell imagery and their relationship to the development of ancient and contemporary visual materials in Asia.

The story of the magnificent bas relief commissioned to celebrate the marriage between the nephew of Pope Sixtus IV and the niece of King Ferdinand I of Naples.

A biography of Anne Eisner: from her early years and art in New York to the Ituri Forest in the Congo with Patrick Putnam, and back again

The only photographic book on the largest wildlife area in Africa. Four years in the making, and including a great variety of wildlife, with brief but informative texts on the history of the Selous and the challenges it faces.

Designed for devotees of soul music, and containing photographic portraits of the greats, as well as lesser-known artists and those working behind the scenes. Foreword by Dan Aykroyd.

A photographic atlas of the historic farms (masi) of Val Gardena, Sudtirol/Alto Adige in northern Italy, some dating back to the 13th century but now endangered. Text in Ladin, German, Italian with short abstract in English.