Masaccio: Saint Andrew and The Pisa Altarpiece (Getty Museum Studies on Art) by Eliot Rowlands - 2003-09-25

Getty Museum Studies of ARt, 2003. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:9780892362868

J Paul Getty Museum Pubns, 2003. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 118 pages. 9.00x7.25x0.50 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. An exploration of the Pisa Altarpiece, Masaccio's multi-panelled painting of which the Saint Andrew panel is thought to have once formed a part. It discusses Masaccio's short life and illustrious career; the commission of the altarpiece; its patron and programme; its original location; and more.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

J. Paul Getty Museum. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Museum Publications. New. 2003. Paperback. 0892362863 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 128 pages; 29 color and 47 b/w illustrations. Description: "Ranked by many scholars as the greatest master of early Italian Renaissance painting, Masaccio (1401–1428) was the first artist to use effects of light to create three-dimensional images on a two-dimensional plane. This achievement, revolutionary in Masaccio's day, is one of the painter's significant contributions to art history. This book explores Masaccio's accomplishment as epitomized by the multipaneled painting of which the Saint Andrew panel is thought to have once formed a part: the Pisa Altarpiece, one of the truly great polyptychs in the history of Italian Renaissance art, produced in 1426 for a chapel in the church of Santa Maria del Carmine, Pisa. The text discusses… Read More