Bibliograph

Botticelli reimagined, [edited by] Mark Evans and Stefan Weppelmann ; with Ana Debenedetti and Ruben Rebmann ; and Mary McMahon and Gabriel Montua

Type

Label

Botticelli reimagined, [edited by] Mark Evans and Stefan Weppelmann ; with Ana Debenedetti and Ruben Rebmann ; and Mary McMahon and Gabriel Montua

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-350) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Botticelli reimagined

Nature of contents

catalogsbibliography

Oclc number

921863950

Responsibility statement

[edited by] Mark Evans and Stefan Weppelmann ; with Ana Debenedetti and Ruben Rebmann ; and Mary McMahon and Gabriel Montua

Summary

"The Florentine painter Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) is one of the greatest artists of all time. Renowned for the iconic Birth of Venus and Primavera, his work has become part of our collective visual memory, influencing product development, fashion design and artists as diverse as Andy Warhol, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, René Magritte and Jeff Koons. But Botticelli's fame today was by no means a foregone conclusion. Quickly forgotten after his death, he was only rediscovered as an artist in the nineteenth century -- and much of what we know of his work has been pieced together from fragmentary evidence; only three of his works are signed or documented. Since then, ''Botticelli'' has been interpreted in many different ways, and has led to many questions. How does a painter acquire international fame? What made Botticelli a pop icon? Why are his works considered timeless? What is it that makes him so ''European'' that his Venus appears on the 10 cent coin? What we can say -- safely -- is that Botticelli, more than any other Old Master, inspired and continues to inspire modern and contemporary art"--Publisher's description

Target audience

adult

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