The paintings in the studiolo of Isabella d'Este at Mantua (Monographs on archaeology and fine arts ; 23)
by Egon Verheyen
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0814787517
- ISBN 13
- 9780814787519
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Contents: I. Introduction -- II. The history of the Studiolo -- III. Invenzione and Istoria -- . IV. The paintings. Mantegna's Minerva ; Mantegna's Mars and Venus ; The literary sources of Mantegna's paintings ; Perugino's Battle between Chastity and Love ; Costa's Coronation of a lady ; Costa's Comos ; Conclusion -- V. The Studiolo in the Corte Vecchia. The structure and decoration of the room ; Correggio's Allegories ; Correggio's Allegory of virtue ; Correggio's Allegory of vice -- VI. Conclusion. xiii, 105 pages, ill. First edition, first printing. Red cloth boards, plain glassine dust jacket. Shelf wear, tears and small chips to glassine, rest of book in very good condition. This copy from the library of Professor Cecil H. Clough and has his marginal pencil annotations along with a compliments slip from Apollo inscribed 'For review'. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging. Heavy book, will require extra postage for overseas purchase.
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- Springhead Books (GB)
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- Title
- The paintings in the studiolo of Isabella d'Este at Mantua (Monographs on archaeology and fine arts ; 23)
- Author
- Egon Verheyen
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0814787517
- ISBN 13
- 9780814787519
- Publisher
- Published by New York University Press for the College Art Association of America
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
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