by Fabio Mariano (1990)
This essay enlights the leading military role played by the city and harbour of Ancona in the Marches, against Muslims attacks, during the XVI century. Antonio da Sangallo jr. designed the strong "Cittadella" above the Astagno hill and other famous military architects carried on the huge "Campo Trincerato" around it, such as Pier Francesco da Viterbo, Giovan Battista Pelori, Pellegrino Tibaldi, Francesco Paciotto, Giacomo Fontana, etc. Born in Ancona, Fontana wrote (1588) a report for pope Sisto V on conditions of the fortifications of his mother town, with several drawings (Codex Vaticano Latino n.13325), which is interely published and widely explicated here, for the first time, by Mariano.
Arthur Gold, Robert Fizdale
"Examines the life of Misia Sert, a talented pianist who was painted and loved by Renoir, Vuillard, Bonnard, and Toulouse-Lautrec and whose tastes in art, music, dance, and literature dominated Paris before and after World War I"--Publisher's description.
Anne Dion-Tenenbaum
Publié à l'occasion de l'exposition présentée du 9 juin au 5 septembre 2011 au Louvre à Paris. 70 oeuvres sur papier d'une cinquantaine d'artistes actifs entre les XVe et XXIe siècles, ont été sélectionnées dans les fonds des départements des arts graphiques du musée du Louvre, du musée d'Orsay, du Musée national d'Art moderne (Pompidou) et dans ceux de diverses collections françaises. En confrontant les générations, il s'agit de démontrer que le papier est un acteur à part entière du dessin. L'exposition dont le présent catalogue rend compte s'organise en cinq sections, jouant par principe sur les rapprochements entre anciens et modernes et sur la diversité des partis techniques et esthétiques.
Daniel Marchesseau
"This volume presents Diego Giacometti's oeuvre almost in its entirety and offers many heretofore unpublished insights into his life and work. From his childhood in a small village in Switzerland, through his adolescent wanderings, his collaborative efforts with his brother in Paris, and his coming-of-age as a furniture-maker and sculptor, all the way up to the pinnacle of his career - his last and greatest commission, the furniture and lighting fixtures for the Musée Picasso in Paris - Diego's intellectual and technical developments are probed in this book. Daniel Marchesseau examines the work that made Diego famous: his bronze-cast tables, chairs, and accessories, and the tiny bestiary that decorated them; his bronze and plaster sculpture; and the work he completed with his brother Alberto."--book jacket.
Martial Guédron
This book presents an imaginative and knowing reading of artistic education and practice in France during the 18th century.