{"product_id":"masaccio-9780789200907","title":"Masaccio","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMasaccio\u003c\/strong\u003e by Spike, John T.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780789200907.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBold and realistic, the narrative power of Masaccios entire body of work is explored in this elegant volume. In just seven years before his death at the age of twenty-six, Masaccio (1401-1428) developed a fully naturalistic and dramatic style that inaugurated Renaissance painting.\nHis best-known work is the fresco cycle in the Brancacci Chapel in Florence (painted with Masolino), one of the worlds artistic landmarks. Recently restored, these frescoes - with all of Masaccios other works - are shown in stunning detail in this volume. An opening essay places the painter in his historical and art-historical context, emphasizing Masaccios innovations. The second part of the book presents two dozen important paintings in full-spread or full-page reproductions with enlarged details and annotated brief essays for each. The last section is an illustrated catalogue raisonne of all of Masaccios works, from the frescoes on public view in the Brancacci Chapel to other panels in Europe and the United States.\nJohn T. Spikes lucid, authoritative text traces Masaccios artistic development with particular attention to the artists connection to Donatello and Brunelleschi. He proposes a new reading of the iconography of the influential Brancacci Chapel, and discusses the extent of Filippino Lippis over-painting in the chapel, based on information gleaned from recent ultraviolet and infrared photography that appears in this volume. Comprehensive and engaging, this profusely illustrated exploration of Masaccios genius opens new lines of inquiry that will be explored for decades to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Abbeville Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44949502853173,"sku":"ByrdShop_0789200902","price":452.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780789200907_03777955-c82f-43bd-b149-8c79f8535c81.jpg?v=1778862820","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/masaccio-9780789200907","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}