The Enigma of Piero: Piero Della FrancescaSifting the available evidence, Carlo Ginzburg builds up a vivid portrait of Piero della Francesca's patrons and convincingly explains the contemporary intrigues resonant in his paintings. This new edition includes additional material by Ginzburg dealing with the work of Roberto Longhi, the dating of the Arezzo Cycle and the rediscovery of della Francesca in the 20th century. |
Contents
The Baptism of Christ | 5 |
The Arezzo Cycle | 15 |
The Flagellation of Christ | 48 |
Copyright | |
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Agnolo Gaddi Aliotti altarpiece Amadi Archivio Electa Arezzo Arezzo cycle Arezzo frescoes artist attributed Baptism Battisti bearded Bellosi Berenson Biblioteca Bologna Borgo Buonconte Cardinal Carpaccio chapel Chosroes Christ detail Christ's flagellation chronology church Città di Castello Clark commissioned Constantine Constantinople Council of Florence Defeat of Chosroes depicted Emperor essay evidence Federico da Montefeltro figure Flagellation of Christ Florence foreground Galleria Nazionale Gallerie dell'Accademia Gallery Garboli Gilbert Ginzburg Giovanni Bacci Giovanni di Francesco Giovanni Tortelli Gouma-Peterson Heraclius hypothesis Ibid iconographic identified interpretation Italian John VIII Palaeologus Lateran letter Longhi Lorenzo lunettes Madonna medal Medici Milan Misericordia Museum Nazionale delle Marche Oddantonio painter painting's patron picture Piero della Francesca Piero's painting Pilate's pittura Pius polyptych Pratovecchio Queen of Sheba reference relic Rome Salvatore Settis San Francesco San Sepolcro Santa Croce Scala scene scholars Solomon St Jerome St John stylistic suggested Tortelli Traversari Urbino Vasari Venice