Verrocchio : sculptor and painter of Renaissance Florence /

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Imprint:[Washington, District of Columbia] : National Gallery of Art, Washington ; Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Italy : Conti Tipocolor.
©2019
Description:xi, 372 pages : color illustrations, portraits, photographs ; 31 x 25 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11967652
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Other uniform titles:Butterfield, Andrew, 1959-
Delaney, John K., 1961-
Dempsey, Charles,
Hirschauer, Gretchen A.,
Luchs, Alison,
Melli, Lorenza,
Smith, Dylan,
Walmsley, Elizabeth,
Dooley, Kathryn A.,
Gabrieli, Francesca,
Cucci, Costanza,
Picollo, Marcello,
Verrocchio, Andrea del, 1435?-1488,
Verrocchio, Andrea del, 1435?-1488. Works. Selections.
Other authors / contributors:National Gallery of Art (U.S.), issuing body, publisher, organizer, host institution.
Princeton University Press, publisher.
Fondation Palazzo Strozzi, organizer,
Museo nazionale del Bargello (Florence, Italy), organizer.
ISBN:9780691183367
0691183368
Notes:Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., September 15, 2019-January 12, 2020; different version of the exhibition with title "Verrocchio, Master of Leonardo" held at the Palazzo Strozzi and the Museo nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Italy, March 9-July 14, 2019.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-365) and index.
"Verrocchio: Sculptor and Painter of Renaissance Florence" : September 15, 2019-January 12, 2020, the National Gallery of Art, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Text in English.
Summary:Andrea del Verrocchio (c. 1435 -1488) was one of the most versatile and inventive artists of the Italian Renaissance. He created art across media, from his spectacular sculptures and paintings to his work in goldsmithing, architecture, and engineering. His expressive, confident drawings provide a key point of contact between sculpture and painting. He led a vibrant workshop where he taught young artists who later became some of the greatest painters of the period, including Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Lorenzo di Credi, and Domenico Ghirlandaio. This beautifully illustrated book presents the first comprehensive survey of Verrocchio's art, spanning his entire career and featuring some fifty sculptures, paintings, and drawings, in addition to works he created with his students. Through incisive scholarly essays, in-depth catalog entries, and breathtaking illustrations, this volume draws on the latest research in art history to show why Verrocchio was one of the most innovative and influential of all Florentine artists.00Exhibition: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA (15.09.2019-12.01.2020).
"Andrea del Verrocchio (c. 1435-1488) was one of the most versatile and inventive artists of the Italian Renaissance, cvereating works of unprecedented beauty. He made art across media, from his spectacular sculptures and paintings to his work in goldsmithing, architecture, and engineering. His expressive, confident drawings provide a key point of contact between sculpture and painting. Renowned as a teacher, he headed a vibrant workshop where he taught young artists who later became some of the greatest painters in the period, including Sandro Botticelli, Lorenzo di Credi, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Pietro Perugino, and most famously, Leonardo da Vinci. This beautifully illustrated book presents a comprehensive survey of Verrocchio's art, spanning his entire career and featuring some fifty sculptures, paintings, and drawings, in addition to works he created with his students. Through incisive scholarly essays, in-depth catalog entries, and magnficient illustrations, this volume shows why Verrocchio was among the most influential of all Florentine artists. Groundbreaking technical research by a distinguished team of conservators and scientists from the National Gallery of Art offers revelations about the techniques, materials, and artistic choices of this visionary Renaissance master."
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Andrea del Verrocchio (1435--88), one of the most important artists of the early Italian Renaissance, has not always enjoyed the spotlight. This impressive volume and the 2019--20 exhibition at the National Gallery of Art (Washington) it catalogues reevaluate Verrocchio to find his deserved place as an unusually inventive artist who made profound contributions to the history of art. Editor Butterfield (independent scholar and Verrocchio expert) served as guest curator of the exhibition, which was originally conceived by the late Eleonora Luciano (a curator at the National Gallery). The catalogue reveals Verrocchio as experimental and innovative and a natural inspiration for a genius such as Leonardo da Vinci, his star pupil. Essays by leading scholars contextualize the artist in passionate tones. The 51 catalogue entries, moreover, demonstrate the value of collaborative study for exploring meaningful new avenues of research. Entries include not only paintings and sculptures but also drawings and new works cautiously considered for attribution. Unusually informative in areas of style, technique, and scientific analysis, the entries reveal an artist who creatively explored these same fields. With excellent reproductions and full scholarly apparatus, this volume sets a new standard for Verrocchio studies. Summing Up: Essential. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers. --A. Victor Coonin, Rhodes College

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