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Italian Renaissance Painting

Arts & Photography

BECK, James

History & Criticism

Westview Press

Jacopo Della Querica (Two Volume Set)

Columbia University Press

Jacopo della Quercia (Jacopo Della Querica)

Jacopo della Quercia

This book deals with one of the most important and contentious issues in the world of fine art. Starting in the 1970s a mania has developed for restorations of works of art. London's National Gallery (first in this field by several decades), Washington's National Gallery, the Metropolitan, the Louvre, the Prado, the Uffizi, and others besides, are restoring their collections on a wholesale basis. Much of what is being done is radical and, in its effects, irreversible. Yet a generation from now, or less, the assumptions and the most advanced technologies of today may well be regarded as backward, misconceived or plain wrong.The authors discuss the recent restoration of three Renaissance masterpieces including Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling, one of the high points - and perhaps now also one of the tragedies - in the history of Western art. New evidence is presented of what has been done, and why, and it is certain to be controversial. Also examined are the restoration policies of the National Gallery and, so far as they can be learned from what the Gallery is prepared to reveal, their effects. These will prove controversial too.The authors enquire into the social, cultural and, increasingly, commercial factors that underlie the recent spate of restorations which have produced what amounts to a restoration establishment with its own networks, priorities and interests. Last, they offer hope not only that change is possible but also that the need for change is beginning to be recognized, and they put forward ideas for hastening the process.

Art Restoration: The Culture, the Business and the Scandal

Daley, Michael

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

“The book is fair. It attacks, not restorations (which is sometimes necessary, sometimes admirable), but insensitive restoration and ‘phoney’ discoveries.” ―Times of London Higher Education Supplement The world’s art heritage is under attack from the very people charged with its preservation, argues this important book, which has ignited controversy among art historians, curators, and restorers. In the world’s museums and in towns and cities throughout Europe, misguided restoration efforts are having irreversible, often tragic effects on masterpieces by Piero della Francesca, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, and many other artists. What roles do aesthetic, institutional, and commercial factors play in the decision to restore a work of art? How can we prevent or halt projects in which a work of art is not restored but irreparably damaged? James Beck and Michael Daley explore these questions in the context of restoration projects in Florence, at the Sistine Chapel in Rome, and in museums in France, England, and the United States. They sound an alarm that must be heeded if we are to preserve the world’s art for future generations.

Art Restoration: The Culture, the Business, and the Scandal

W.W.Norton&Company

Leonardo's Rules of Painting: 2An Unconventional Approach to Modern Art (A Studio book)

Studio

"Since the earliest beginnings of art, painters and sculptors have been concerned with the depiction of the human body, and one of the first challenges confronting every art student is the problem of learning to represent the human form, regardless of the style or direction he intends to pursue in his mature work. The primary purpose of this book is to demonstrate Michelangelo's system of fashioning the human body -- a system to be studied, analyzed, copies, and perhaps even opposed or rejected outright. As one of the greatest artists of all time, and one constantly engaged in the subject of human form, Michelangelo has much to teach us about anatomy..." James Beck

Michelangelo: A Lesson in Anatomy

Avery

Leonardo's rules of painting: an unconventional approach to modern art

Phaidon

The Pleasure Connection: How Endorphins Affect Our Health and Happiness

Beck, Deva

Borgo Pr

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