An Art Lover's Guide to Florence

No city but Florence contains such an intense concentration of art produced in such a short span...
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Author: Judith Testa
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An Art Lover's Guide to Florence by Testa, Judith

An Art Lover's Guide to Florence

Dhs. 140.63

An Art Lover's Guide to Florence

Dhs. 140.63
Author: Judith Testa
Format: Paperback
Language: English

No city but Florence contains such an intense concentration of art produced in such a short span of time. The sheer number and proximity of works of painting, sculpture, and architecture in Florence can be so overwhelming that Florentine hospitals treat hundreds of visitors each year for symptoms brought on by trying to see them all, an illness famously identified with the French author Stendhal.

While most guidebooks offer only brief descriptions of a large number of works, with little discussion of the historical background, Judith Testa gives a fresh perspective on the rich and brilliant art of the Florentine Renaissance in An Art Lover's Guide to Florence. Concentrating on a number of the greatest works, by such masters as Botticelli and Michelangelo, Testa explains each piece in terms of what it meant to the people who produced it and for whom they made it, deftly treating the complex interplay of politics, sex, and religion that were involved in the creation of those works.

With Testa as a guide, armchair travelers and tourists alike will delight in the fascinating world of Florentine art and history.



Author: Judith Testa
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Published: 09/15/2012
Pages: 306
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780875806808
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2013

About the Author

Judith Testa is professor emerita at Northern Illinois University and author of Rome is Love Spelled Backward.


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