David Bowies Tintoretto by Currie, C

Hannibal Publishing, 2020. Hardcover. New. 01 edition. 159 pages. French language. 11.25x9.00x0.75 inches.

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Hannibal 2019. Hardcover, 176 pages, ENG. edition, 290 x 230 x 20 mm, NEW !!, illustrated dustjacket, illustrated in color / b/w. ISBN 9789463887014. When the painter Jacopo Tintoretto (1518-1594) around 1560-1570 Saint Catherine painted, a 0monumental altarpiece for the Venetian church San Geminiano, his fame had reached a peak. 'Capriccioso, presto, e risoluto', that is how the Italian art historian Giorgio Vasari described him at the time. Fickle, fast and determined. Vasari found Tintoretto's style difficult places but still found it one of most fascinating painters of all time. The emotionally charged work of Tintoretto inspired many artists and also had a special one, among other things place in the private collections of baroque painters such as Rubens and Van Dyck. So it is not surprising that Tintoretto's Saint Catherine one of the first art purchases was from it British pop icon David Bowie and that's it a new owner after his death he received it on long-term loan gave… Read More