Hardcover
2011 · Firenze (Florence), Italy
by Conforti, Claudia
Firenze (Florence), Italy: Giunti, 2011. Hardcover. VG (Some scuffs to back cover of dust jacket, otherwise clean.). Black buckram, black & illus. dust jacket, 423 pp., color & BW illus. Text is in Italian. Issued in conjunction with a 2011 exhibition in honor of the 500th birthday of Italian painter and writer Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574). It explores Vasari's collaboration with the Duke, Cosimo I de Medici, in creating the Uffizi complex in Florence. With nine thematic and illustrated essays. The annotated and illustrated catalogue includes dozens of works from a variety of artists, including Vasari. Considers architecture, sculpture, paintings, drawings, and much more. Includes an extensive bibliography.
(Inventory #: 154798)