"Since the radiant years of the Renaissance, the city of Florence has come to represent the greatest triumph of the Western cultural tradition. Here, hundreds of the most splendidly talented artists in history lived and worked, and collaborated in the creation of the great urban museum we know as Florence. The Art of Florence analyzes the history of Florentine art in terms of the distinctly Florentine and Tuscan influences that shaped it ..."
"They differ nonetheless in that expression is a general term which signifies
representation of an object according to the character of its nature, and according
to the disposition the painter who in drawing gives it in the composition of his
work. Passion in painting is a movement of the body accompanied by certain
expressions on the face that signify an agitation of the soul. Thus all passion is an
expression, but not all expressi ..."
"This volume reveals the beauty and history of one of the great Florentine villas, La Pietra, and the extraordinary Anglo-American family that restored it to its former glory and ultimately bequeathed it to New York University. The book tells the story of the Villa and the Acton family and includes a lively, insightful text by noted art historian A. Richard Turner, along with an elegant introductory essay by Cristina Acidini Luchinar, of ..."
Renaissance in Florenz das Jahrhundert der Medici. Übersetzt aus dem Amerikanischen von Christine Diefenbacher / Art in context by AlmonRichardTurner Broschiert, 176 Pages, Published 1997 by Dumont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern ISBN-13: 978-3-7701-3942-2, ISBN: 3-7701-3942-9
"DuMont. Köln, 1997. 176 S. mit 117 Abb. im Text und auf Tafeln, 24 cm, kartoniert, (Rücken mit privatem Papierschild/Namensstempel auf Vorsatz) - gutes Exemplar -"
Renaissance in Florence (Everyman Art Library) by A.RichardTurner Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 1997 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson Import ISBN-13: 978-0-297-83619-3, ISBN: 0-297-83619-6