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The Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo and the Artistic Duel That Defined the Renaissance (Paperback) (2011)
EN PB NWISBN: 9781416526056 bzw. 1416526056, in Englisch, SIMON SCHUSTER, United States, Taschenbuch, neu.
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Language: English Brand New Book. Michelangelo and Leonardo lived five centuries ago, but their works still obsess our culture, with a popular and universal quality that nothing else matches. They have been equally revered and famous since their lifetimes, but our admiration for them exists mostly in isolation of each other. But in 1504 they competed with each other directly, to paint the walls of a room in Florence s Palazzo Vecchio. It is remarkable enough that the same city had produced two such geniuses in the same century -- let alone that they met and exhibited together. But this competition, perhaps the most important event in the history of Renaissance art, the moment at which individual style came to command its own value, has been largely forgotten because the rival works did not survive. This great artistic clash, Jonathan Jones argues in this riveting account, marks the true beginning of the High Renaissance. Re-creating sixteenth-century Florence with astonishing verve and aplomb, THE LOST BATTLES not only sheds new light on the making of the modern world but, in its portrait of two cultural titans going toe to toe, rewires our understanding of the personalities of the Renaissance s greatest icons.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, The Book Depository [54837791], London, United Kingdom.
Language: English Brand New Book. Michelangelo and Leonardo lived five centuries ago, but their works still obsess our culture, with a popular and universal quality that nothing else matches. They have been equally revered and famous since their lifetimes, but our admiration for them exists mostly in isolation of each other. But in 1504 they competed with each other directly, to paint the walls of a room in Florence s Palazzo Vecchio. It is remarkable enough that the same city had produced two such geniuses in the same century -- let alone that they met and exhibited together. But this competition, perhaps the most important event in the history of Renaissance art, the moment at which individual style came to command its own value, has been largely forgotten because the rival works did not survive. This great artistic clash, Jonathan Jones argues in this riveting account, marks the true beginning of the High Renaissance. Re-creating sixteenth-century Florence with astonishing verve and aplomb, THE LOST BATTLES not only sheds new light on the making of the modern world but, in its portrait of two cultural titans going toe to toe, rewires our understanding of the personalities of the Renaissance s greatest icons.
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The Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo and the Artistic Duel that Defined the Renaissance (2011)
EN USISBN: 9781416526056 bzw. 1416526056, in Englisch, 368 Seiten, Simon & Schuster UK, gebraucht.
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Michelangelo and Leonardo lived five centuries ago, but their works still obsess our culture, with a popular and universal quality that nothing else matches. They have been equally revered and famous since their lifetimes, but our admiration for them exists mostly in isolation of each other. But in 1504 they competed with each other directly, to paint the walls of a room in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio. It is remarkable enough that the same city had produced two such geniuses in the same century—let alone that they met and exhibited together. But this competition, perhaps the most important event in the history of Renaissance art, the moment at which individual style came to command its own value, has been largely forgotten because the rival works did not survive. This great artistic clash, Jonathan Jones argues in this riveting account, marks the true beginning of the High Renaissance. Re-creating sixteenth-century Florence with astonishing verve and aplomb, The Lost Battles not only sheds new light on the making of the modern world but, in its portrait of two cultural titans going toe to toe, rewires our understanding of the personalities of the Renaissance's greatest icons. Mass Market Paperback, Ausgabe: large type edition, Format: Large Print, Label: Simon & Schuster UK, Simon & Schuster UK, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2011-09-13, Studio: Simon & Schuster UK, Verkaufsrang: 1302117.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, brit-books-usa.
Michelangelo and Leonardo lived five centuries ago, but their works still obsess our culture, with a popular and universal quality that nothing else matches. They have been equally revered and famous since their lifetimes, but our admiration for them exists mostly in isolation of each other. But in 1504 they competed with each other directly, to paint the walls of a room in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio. It is remarkable enough that the same city had produced two such geniuses in the same century—let alone that they met and exhibited together. But this competition, perhaps the most important event in the history of Renaissance art, the moment at which individual style came to command its own value, has been largely forgotten because the rival works did not survive. This great artistic clash, Jonathan Jones argues in this riveting account, marks the true beginning of the High Renaissance. Re-creating sixteenth-century Florence with astonishing verve and aplomb, The Lost Battles not only sheds new light on the making of the modern world but, in its portrait of two cultural titans going toe to toe, rewires our understanding of the personalities of the Renaissance's greatest icons. Mass Market Paperback, Ausgabe: large type edition, Format: Large Print, Label: Simon & Schuster UK, Simon & Schuster UK, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2011-09-13, Studio: Simon & Schuster UK, Verkaufsrang: 1302117.
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The Lost Battles : Leonardo, Michelangelo and the Artistic Duel That Defined the Renaissance (1504)
~EN USISBN: 9780307741783 bzw. 0307741788, vermutlich in Englisch, Alfred A. Knopf, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, gebraucht.
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From one of Britain's most respected art historians, art critic of The Guardian --the galvanizing story of a sixteenth-century clash of titans, the two greatest minds of the Renaissance, working side by side in the same room in a fierce competition. In 1504, the informal rivalry between two of the most celebrated artists in Florence became a direct contest. Michelangelo was commissioned to paint a scene from the ancient battle of Cascina on a wall of the Palazzo Vecchio--in the same room where Leonardo da Vinci had already been commissioned to paint a scene from another great Florentine victory, the battle of Anghiari. As the paintings progressed, Michelangelo set out to prove that his work, not Leonardo's, embodied the future of art--but in fact, the influence of both would become visible in the works of subsequent generations of artists. The Lost Battles is a riveting look at one of history's most resonant exchanges of ideas and offers a whole new understanding of an age and those at its center.
From one of Britain's most respected art historians, art critic of The Guardian --the galvanizing story of a sixteenth-century clash of titans, the two greatest minds of the Renaissance, working side by side in the same room in a fierce competition. In 1504, the informal rivalry between two of the most celebrated artists in Florence became a direct contest. Michelangelo was commissioned to paint a scene from the ancient battle of Cascina on a wall of the Palazzo Vecchio--in the same room where Leonardo da Vinci had already been commissioned to paint a scene from another great Florentine victory, the battle of Anghiari. As the paintings progressed, Michelangelo set out to prove that his work, not Leonardo's, embodied the future of art--but in fact, the influence of both would become visible in the works of subsequent generations of artists. The Lost Battles is a riveting look at one of history's most resonant exchanges of ideas and offers a whole new understanding of an age and those at its center.
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Lost Battles (Paperback) (2011)
EN PB NWISBN: 9781416526056 bzw. 1416526056, in Englisch, Simon & Schuster, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Taschenbuch, neu.
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Paperback. Michelangelo and Leonardo lived five centuries ago, but their works still obsess our culture, with a popular and universal quality that nothing else matches. They have been equally revered.Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. 368 pages. 0.272.
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Paperback. Michelangelo and Leonardo lived five centuries ago, but their works still obsess our culture, with a popular and universal quality that nothing else matches. They have been equally revered.Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. 368 pages. 0.272.
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Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo, and the Artistic Duel That Defined the Renaissance (2012)
~EN HC NWISBN: 9780307594754 bzw. 0307594750, vermutlich in Englisch, Knopf Publishing Group, gebundenes Buch, neu.
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Knopf Publishing Group, October 2012. Hardcover. New. From one of Britain's most respected and acclaimed art historians, art critic of 'The''Guardian'--the galvanizing story of a sixteenth-century clash of titans, the two greatest minds of the Renaissance, working side by side in the same room in a fierce competition: the master Leonardo da Vinci, commissioned by the Florentine Republic to paint a narrative fresco depicting a famous military victory on a wall of the newly built Great Council Hall in the Palazzo Vecchio, and his implacable young rival, the thirty-year-old Michelangelo. We see Leonardo, having just completed 'The Last Supper, ' and being celebrated by all of Florence for his miraculous portrait of the wife of a textile manufacturer. That painting--the 'Mona Lisa'--being called the most lifelike anyone had ever seen yet, more divine than human, was captivating the entire Florentine Republic. And Michelangelo, completing a commissioned statue of David, the first colossus of the Renaissance, the archetype hero for the Republic epitomizing the triumph of the weak over the strong, helping to reshape the public identity of the city of Florence and conquer its heart. In 'The Lost Battles,' published in England to great acclaim ('Superb'--'The Observer; ''Beguilingly written'--'The Guardian'), ''Jonathan Jones brilliantly sets the scene of the time--the politics; the world of art and artisans; and the shifting, agitated cultural landscape. We see Florence, a city freed from the oppressive reach of the Medicis, lurching from one crisis to another, trying to protect its liberty in an Italy descending into chaos, with the new head of the Republic in search of a metaphor that will make clear the glory that is Florence, and seeing in the commissioned paintings the expression of his vision. Jones reconstructs the paintings that Leonardo and Michelangelo undertook--Leonardo's 'Battle of Anghiari,' a nightmare seen in the eyes of the warrior (it became the first modern depiction of the disenchantment of war) and Michelangelo's 'Battle of Cascina,' a call to arms and the first great transfiguration of the erotic into art. Jones writes about the competition; how it unfolded and became the defining moment in the transformation of 'craftsman' to 'artist'; why the Florentine government began to fall out of love with one artist in favor of the other; and how--and why--in a competition that had no formal prize to clearly resolve the outcome, the battle became one for the hearts and minds of the Florentine Republic, with Michelangelo setting out to prove that his work, not Leonardo's, embodied the future of art. Finally, we see how the result of the competition went on to shape a generation of narrative paintings, beginning with those of Raphael. A riveting exploration into one of history's most resonant exchanges of ideas, a rich, fascinating book that gives us a whole new understanding of an age and those at its center. The galvanizing story of the defining moment of the Renaissance: the two greatest artists of their time, commissioned by different people, but working in the same room. Their competition would give rise to the new idea of artistic 'genius.' Written by one of Britain's most acclaimed art historians, art critic of 'The Guardian.' Hardcover.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Hennessey + Ingalls.
Knopf Publishing Group, October 2012. Hardcover. New. From one of Britain's most respected and acclaimed art historians, art critic of 'The''Guardian'--the galvanizing story of a sixteenth-century clash of titans, the two greatest minds of the Renaissance, working side by side in the same room in a fierce competition: the master Leonardo da Vinci, commissioned by the Florentine Republic to paint a narrative fresco depicting a famous military victory on a wall of the newly built Great Council Hall in the Palazzo Vecchio, and his implacable young rival, the thirty-year-old Michelangelo. We see Leonardo, having just completed 'The Last Supper, ' and being celebrated by all of Florence for his miraculous portrait of the wife of a textile manufacturer. That painting--the 'Mona Lisa'--being called the most lifelike anyone had ever seen yet, more divine than human, was captivating the entire Florentine Republic. And Michelangelo, completing a commissioned statue of David, the first colossus of the Renaissance, the archetype hero for the Republic epitomizing the triumph of the weak over the strong, helping to reshape the public identity of the city of Florence and conquer its heart. In 'The Lost Battles,' published in England to great acclaim ('Superb'--'The Observer; ''Beguilingly written'--'The Guardian'), ''Jonathan Jones brilliantly sets the scene of the time--the politics; the world of art and artisans; and the shifting, agitated cultural landscape. We see Florence, a city freed from the oppressive reach of the Medicis, lurching from one crisis to another, trying to protect its liberty in an Italy descending into chaos, with the new head of the Republic in search of a metaphor that will make clear the glory that is Florence, and seeing in the commissioned paintings the expression of his vision. Jones reconstructs the paintings that Leonardo and Michelangelo undertook--Leonardo's 'Battle of Anghiari,' a nightmare seen in the eyes of the warrior (it became the first modern depiction of the disenchantment of war) and Michelangelo's 'Battle of Cascina,' a call to arms and the first great transfiguration of the erotic into art. Jones writes about the competition; how it unfolded and became the defining moment in the transformation of 'craftsman' to 'artist'; why the Florentine government began to fall out of love with one artist in favor of the other; and how--and why--in a competition that had no formal prize to clearly resolve the outcome, the battle became one for the hearts and minds of the Florentine Republic, with Michelangelo setting out to prove that his work, not Leonardo's, embodied the future of art. Finally, we see how the result of the competition went on to shape a generation of narrative paintings, beginning with those of Raphael. A riveting exploration into one of history's most resonant exchanges of ideas, a rich, fascinating book that gives us a whole new understanding of an age and those at its center. The galvanizing story of the defining moment of the Renaissance: the two greatest artists of their time, commissioned by different people, but working in the same room. Their competition would give rise to the new idea of artistic 'genius.' Written by one of Britain's most acclaimed art historians, art critic of 'The Guardian.' Hardcover.
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The Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo and the Artistic Duel That Defined the Renaissance (2013)
EN PB USISBN: 9780307741783 bzw. 0307741788, in Englisch, 384 Seiten, Vintage, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
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In 1504, the informal rivalry between two of the most celebrated artists in Florence became a direct competition. Michelangelo was commissioned to paint a scene from the ancient battle of Cascina on a wall of the Palazzo Vecchio—in the same room where Leonardo da Vinci had already been commissioned to paint a scene from another great Florentine victory, the battle of Anghiari. As the paintings progressed, Michelangelo set out to prove that his work, not Leonardo’s, embodied the future of art. In fact, the influence of both is visible in the works of subsequent generations of artists. Historian and art critic Jonathan Jones offers a riveting exploration of this great rivalry, which would become a turning point in the careers of both men, and brings to life an era of fascinating political and cultural transformation., Paperback, Ausgabe: Reprint, Label: Vintage, Vintage, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2013-08-13, Freigegeben: 2013-08-13, Studio: Vintage, Verkaufsrang: 798196.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Have Books Will Sell.
In 1504, the informal rivalry between two of the most celebrated artists in Florence became a direct competition. Michelangelo was commissioned to paint a scene from the ancient battle of Cascina on a wall of the Palazzo Vecchio—in the same room where Leonardo da Vinci had already been commissioned to paint a scene from another great Florentine victory, the battle of Anghiari. As the paintings progressed, Michelangelo set out to prove that his work, not Leonardo’s, embodied the future of art. In fact, the influence of both is visible in the works of subsequent generations of artists. Historian and art critic Jonathan Jones offers a riveting exploration of this great rivalry, which would become a turning point in the careers of both men, and brings to life an era of fascinating political and cultural transformation., Paperback, Ausgabe: Reprint, Label: Vintage, Vintage, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2013-08-13, Freigegeben: 2013-08-13, Studio: Vintage, Verkaufsrang: 798196.
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The Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo and the Artistic Duel That Defined the Renaissance (2013)
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In 1504, the informal rivalry between two of the most celebrated artists in Florence became a direct competition. Michelangelo was commissioned to paint a scene from the ancient battle of Cascina on a wall of the Palazzo Vecchio—in the same room where Leonardo da Vinci had already been commissioned to paint a scene from another great Florentine victory, the battle of Anghiari. As the paintings progressed, Michelangelo set out to prove that his work, not Leonardo’s, embodied the future of art. In fact, the influence of both is visible in the works of subsequent generations of artists. Historian and art critic Jonathan Jones offers a riveting exploration of this great rivalry, which would become a turning point in the careers of both men, and brings to life an era of fascinating political and cultural transformation., Paperback, Ausgabe: Reprint, Label: Vintage, Vintage, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2013-08-13, Freigegeben: 2013-08-13, Studio: Vintage, Verkaufsrang: 798196.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, TOTAL BOOKS.
In 1504, the informal rivalry between two of the most celebrated artists in Florence became a direct competition. Michelangelo was commissioned to paint a scene from the ancient battle of Cascina on a wall of the Palazzo Vecchio—in the same room where Leonardo da Vinci had already been commissioned to paint a scene from another great Florentine victory, the battle of Anghiari. As the paintings progressed, Michelangelo set out to prove that his work, not Leonardo’s, embodied the future of art. In fact, the influence of both is visible in the works of subsequent generations of artists. Historian and art critic Jonathan Jones offers a riveting exploration of this great rivalry, which would become a turning point in the careers of both men, and brings to life an era of fascinating political and cultural transformation., Paperback, Ausgabe: Reprint, Label: Vintage, Vintage, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2013-08-13, Freigegeben: 2013-08-13, Studio: Vintage, Verkaufsrang: 798196.
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Lost Battles (Paperback) (2011)
EN PB NWISBN: 9781416526056 bzw. 1416526056, in Englisch, Simon & Schuster, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Taschenbuch, neu.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, ABC Books [9235530], Lowfield Heath, United Kingdom.
Paperback. Michelangelo and Leonardo lived five centuries ago, but their works still obsess our culture, with a popular and universal quality that nothing else matches. They have been equally revered and famou.Shipping may be from our UK, US or Australian warehouse depending on stock availability. 368 pages. 0.272.
Paperback. Michelangelo and Leonardo lived five centuries ago, but their works still obsess our culture, with a popular and universal quality that nothing else matches. They have been equally revered and famou.Shipping may be from our UK, US or Australian warehouse depending on stock availability. 368 pages. 0.272.
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Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo, and the Artistic Duel That Defined the Renaissance (2012)
~EN HC NWISBN: 9780307594754 bzw. 0307594750, vermutlich in Englisch, Knopf Publishing Group October 2012, gebundenes Buch, neu.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Hennessey + Ingalls [54522233], Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
From one of Britain's most respected and acclaimed art historians, art critic of 'The''Guardian'--the galvanizing story of a sixteenth-century clash of titans, the two greatest minds of the Renaissance, working side by side in the same room in a fierce competition: the master Leonardo da Vinci, commissioned by the Florentine Republic to paint a narrative fresco depicting a famous military victory on a wall of the newly built Great Council Hall in the Palazzo Vecchio, and his implacable young rival, the thirty-year-old Michelangelo. We see Leonardo, having just completed 'The Last Supper, ' and being celebrated by all of Florence for his miraculous portrait of the wife of a textile manufacturer. That painting--the 'Mona Lisa'--being called the most lifelike anyone had ever seen yet, more divine than human, was captivating the entire Florentine Republic. And Michelangelo, completing a commissioned statue of David, the first colossus of the Renaissance, the archetype hero for the Republic epitomizing the triumph of the weak over the strong, helping to reshape the public identity of the city of Florence and conquer its heart. In 'The Lost Battles,' published in England to great acclaim ('Superb'--'The Observer; ''Beguilingly written'--'The Guardian'), ''Jonathan Jones brilliantly sets the scene of the time--the politics; the world of art and artisans; and the shifting, agitated cultural landscape. We see Florence, a city freed from the oppressive reach of the Medicis, lurching from one crisis to another, trying to protect its liberty in an Italy descending into chaos, with the new head of the Republic in search of a metaphor that will make clear the glory that is Florence, and seeing in the commissioned paintings the expression of his vision. Jones reconstructs the paintings that Leonardo and Michelangelo undertook--Leonardo's 'Battle of Anghiari,' a nightmare seen in the eyes of the warrior (it became the first modern depiction of the disenchantment of war) and Michelangelo's 'Battle of Cascina,' a call to arms and the first great transfiguration of the erotic into art. Jones writes about the competition; how it unfolded and became the defining moment in the transformation of 'craftsman' to 'artist'; why the Florentine government began to fall out of love with one artist in favor of the other; and how--and why--in a competition that had no formal prize to clearly resolve the outcome, the battle became one for the hearts and minds of the Florentine Republic, with Michelangelo setting out to prove that his work, not Leonardo's, embodied the future of art. Finally, we see how the result of the competition went on to shape a generation of narrative paintings, beginning with those of Raphael. A riveting exploration into one of history's most resonant exchanges of ideas, a rich, fascinating book that gives us a whole new understanding of an age and those at its center. The galvanizing story of the defining moment of the Renaissance: the two greatest artists of their time, commissioned by different people, but working in the same room. Their competition would give rise to the new idea of artistic 'genius.' Written by one of Britain's most acclaimed art historians, art critic of 'The Guardian.'.
From one of Britain's most respected and acclaimed art historians, art critic of 'The''Guardian'--the galvanizing story of a sixteenth-century clash of titans, the two greatest minds of the Renaissance, working side by side in the same room in a fierce competition: the master Leonardo da Vinci, commissioned by the Florentine Republic to paint a narrative fresco depicting a famous military victory on a wall of the newly built Great Council Hall in the Palazzo Vecchio, and his implacable young rival, the thirty-year-old Michelangelo. We see Leonardo, having just completed 'The Last Supper, ' and being celebrated by all of Florence for his miraculous portrait of the wife of a textile manufacturer. That painting--the 'Mona Lisa'--being called the most lifelike anyone had ever seen yet, more divine than human, was captivating the entire Florentine Republic. And Michelangelo, completing a commissioned statue of David, the first colossus of the Renaissance, the archetype hero for the Republic epitomizing the triumph of the weak over the strong, helping to reshape the public identity of the city of Florence and conquer its heart. In 'The Lost Battles,' published in England to great acclaim ('Superb'--'The Observer; ''Beguilingly written'--'The Guardian'), ''Jonathan Jones brilliantly sets the scene of the time--the politics; the world of art and artisans; and the shifting, agitated cultural landscape. We see Florence, a city freed from the oppressive reach of the Medicis, lurching from one crisis to another, trying to protect its liberty in an Italy descending into chaos, with the new head of the Republic in search of a metaphor that will make clear the glory that is Florence, and seeing in the commissioned paintings the expression of his vision. Jones reconstructs the paintings that Leonardo and Michelangelo undertook--Leonardo's 'Battle of Anghiari,' a nightmare seen in the eyes of the warrior (it became the first modern depiction of the disenchantment of war) and Michelangelo's 'Battle of Cascina,' a call to arms and the first great transfiguration of the erotic into art. Jones writes about the competition; how it unfolded and became the defining moment in the transformation of 'craftsman' to 'artist'; why the Florentine government began to fall out of love with one artist in favor of the other; and how--and why--in a competition that had no formal prize to clearly resolve the outcome, the battle became one for the hearts and minds of the Florentine Republic, with Michelangelo setting out to prove that his work, not Leonardo's, embodied the future of art. Finally, we see how the result of the competition went on to shape a generation of narrative paintings, beginning with those of Raphael. A riveting exploration into one of history's most resonant exchanges of ideas, a rich, fascinating book that gives us a whole new understanding of an age and those at its center. The galvanizing story of the defining moment of the Renaissance: the two greatest artists of their time, commissioned by different people, but working in the same room. Their competition would give rise to the new idea of artistic 'genius.' Written by one of Britain's most acclaimed art historians, art critic of 'The Guardian.'.
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ENISBN: 9781416526056 bzw. 1416526056, in Englisch, Simon & Schuster, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika.
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A few creases on spine and some slight shelf wear. Content is fine.
A few creases on spine and some slight shelf wear. Content is fine.
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