

Botticelli is one of the most admired artists of the Renaissance period and his seductive Venus and graceful Primavera areĪmong the world’s most recognizable works of art. N° de ref.Now available in a new edition, this celebration of the life and art of the Renaissance genius presents Sandro Botticelli’s complete paintings and offers a comprehensive and thoroughly up-to-date study of his work. 200 colour illustrations Now available in a new edition, this celebration of the life and art of the Renaissance genius presents Sandro Botticelli's complete paintings and offers a comprehensive and thoroughly up-to-date study of his work Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. AUTHOR: Frank Zollner is Professor of Art History at the University of Leipzig and an acclaimed expert on Renaissance art.


The artist's reinterpretations of ancient myths as well as his religious paintings are thoughtfully explored in this sumptuously illustrated volume, which will please scholars and delight lovers of fine art books everywhere. This catalogue raisonne of Botticelli's paintings offers more than two hundred full-colour illustrations and meticulous scholarship by the distinguished Renaissance art historian Frank Zollner, described by The Financial Times, when reviewing this book's previous edition, as 'a fabulous, accessible scholar his book has luscious reproductions and exquisite detail.' Presented in chronological order, the facts of Botticelli's life and career are insightfully discussed against the background of the artistic upheaval that marked the Renaissance period. Botticelli is one of the most admired artists of the Renaissance period and his seductive Venus and graceful Primavera are among the world's most recognisable works of art.
