Botticelli's Secret: The Lost Drawings and the Rediscovery of the Renaissance
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- Create Date：2022-11-20 17:21:40
- Update Date：2025-09-08
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- Author：Joseph Luzzi
- ISBN：1324004010
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Reviews
Claudia
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Basically it's a minor amount of history regarding the life of Dante and the life of Sandro Botticelli along with Florence and the Medici and the shift in focus that created the Renaissance as modern eyes view it。 The "lost" drawings was a set of illustrations done at the artist's pace of Dante's Divine Comedy （or Divina Commedia in Italian）。Originally gifted around 1494 to Charles VIII of France after his invasion/conquest of Florence through it's travels through history being broken up as part Basically it's a minor amount of history regarding the life of Dante and the life of Sandro Botticelli along with Florence and the Medici and the shift in focus that created the Renaissance as modern eyes view it。 The "lost" drawings was a set of illustrations done at the artist's pace of Dante's Divine Comedy （or Divina Commedia in Italian）。Originally gifted around 1494 to Charles VIII of France after his invasion/conquest of Florence through it's travels through history being broken up as part went to Scotland and part went to Rome。 Then German Berlin and surviving World War II amidst the articles stored in caverns only to be again pieced out between the East and West Berlin museums。And so the illustrations faded from view and mind until the Cold War and an exhibition of the re-united drawings in 2000。 Today， the Map of Hell - the most extensively illuminated piece is held by the Vatican - while the majority of the 92 pages are in Berlin。An interesting bit of history。 Certainly not as detailed regarding the history of Florence or any of the people noted as the focus is the illustrations。 Some black-and-white copies are printed at the beginning of each chapter and one can easily see how - as Botticelli's got further from Hell into Purgatory towards Paradise - his work got more sparse。 There was less going on or perhaps there was more as - perhaps - he was indicating that his imagination as well as the viewer's - could not conceptualize the beauty and glory of heaven。 Perhaps。Interesting book。 Wish the color copy of the Map of Hell was a bit larger since it's size blurred most of the details that the artist included。2022-242 。。。more
Richard Davies
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“Botticelli’s Secret” is a very good read and a rich story。 The book is surprisingly stimulating and fun as it takes the reader through Renaissance Florence， Italy's love of Dante， and the characters who helped restore Botticelli to fame and respect in the 19th and 20th centuries。 If you've read The Divine Comedy and soaked up the delights of Florence while traveling in Italy， this book is very well worth your time。 “Botticelli’s Secret” is a very good read and a rich story。 The book is surprisingly stimulating and fun as it takes the reader through Renaissance Florence， Italy's love of Dante， and the characters who helped restore Botticelli to fame and respect in the 19th and 20th centuries。 If you've read The Divine Comedy and soaked up the delights of Florence while traveling in Italy， this book is very well worth your time。 。。。more
Mary Miller
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Botticelli's Secret is a triumph。 It is full of reveals about the life of Botticelli and other great artists of the era。 The twists and turns of fortune， the Medicis， Dante and Plutarch-all woven in a very accessible story。 The book is so much more than the central point of Botticelli's life。 Don't miss this one。。。It is is stunning。 Botticelli's Secret is a triumph。 It is full of reveals about the life of Botticelli and other great artists of the era。 The twists and turns of fortune， the Medicis， Dante and Plutarch-all woven in a very accessible story。 The book is so much more than the central point of Botticelli's life。 Don't miss this one。。。It is is stunning。 。。。more
Jim
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It was interesting how Botticelli's artwork made a comeback。 I won this book on Goodreads。 It was interesting how Botticelli's artwork made a comeback。 I won this book on Goodreads。 。。。more
Joshua Taylor
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