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Richard Krautheimer Lorenzo Ghiberti (Paperback) Princeton Legacy Library. Further DetailsTitle: Lorenzo Ghiberti Condition: New Subtitle: Volume II Author: Richard Krautheimer Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 0691200580 EAN: 9780691200583 ISBN: 9780691200583 Publisher: Princeton University Press Genre: Arts & Photography Release Date: 10/08/2019 Description: Volume 2 of 2. Lorenzo Ghiberti, sculptor and towering figure of the Renaissance, was the creator of the celebrated Bronze Doors of the Baptistery at Florence, a work that occupied him for twenty years and became known (at Michelangelo's suggestion, according to tradition) as the Doors of Paradise. Here Richard Krautheimer takes what Charles S. Seymour, Jr., describes as "a fascinating journey into the mind, career, and inventiveness of one of the indisputably outstanding sculptors of all the Western tradition." This one-volume edition includes an extensive new preface and bibliography by the author.Richard Krautheimer, Professor Emeritus of the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, currently lives in Rome. He is the author of numerous works, including the Pelican Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture and Rome: Profile of a City, 312-1308 (Princeton).Princeton Monographs in Art and Archaeology, 31.Originally published in 1983.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 279mm Item Length: 216mm Series: Princeton Legacy Library Release Year: 2019 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
