Origine e sviluppi dell'arte metafisica. Milano e Firenze 1909-1911 e 1919-1922 - Atti del convegno di studi

Guido Andrea Pautasso
Edizioni Electa

"Da mesi la città di Milano è in subbuglio per prepararsi all'evento mondiale Expo 2015: è un continuo parlare di chef, di cibo, di nutrizione, e fioccano le mostre, le iniziative, gli incontri. Da anni, invece, Guido Andrea Pautasso, scrittore, oltre che artista e collezionista, è impegnato a studiare e a documentare con competenza e passione il legame tra arte e cucina, occupandosi specialmente delle avanguardie artistiche a partire dall'inizio del Novecento. Chi meglio di lui, a cui vanno i nostri vivissimi ringraziamenti, poteva quindi indagare sulla notissima e fondamentale performance di Piero Manzoni, 'Divorare l'arte' e analizzare opere come gli 'Achrome', realizzati con le 'micchette', o le straordinarie ed enigmatiche 'Uova scultura'? Ma anche guidare il lettore in una passeggiata tra le vecchie osterie milanesi frequentate da artisti, intellettuali e fotografi negli anni cinquanta e sessanta, o compiere un tuffo tra le ricerche artistico-gastronomiche precedenti..." (Elena Manzoni di Chiosca, Giuseppe Manzoni di Chiosca)

Giulio Carlo Argan
Gabriele Mazzotta Editore

Umberto Baldini, Pietro Alessandro Vigato
Edizioni Polistampa Firenze

This work is the result of a common effort carried out between scientists and enterprises: it is a significant example of what should be done all over the world when we deal with Cultural Heritage artefacts. The chapters of this book represent the various aspects of the work carried out on the mural paintings of Casa Vasari and show how accurately and precisely an artefact can be analyzed. Many scientists gave an important contribute to this work: from a chemical approach to a managerial one. An interdisciplinary work to understand, conserve and promote the frescoes of the great hall of Casa Vasari. Contributors: Baldini U., Becherini F., Bernardi A., Bianchin S., Bonaduce I., Botticelli G., Botticelli S., Calicchia P., Campani E., Cannelli G. B., Capitani D., Cappellini V., Casellato U., Casoli A., Chiavari G., Colombini M.P., Del Mastio A., De Rosa A., Nozzoli A., Prati S., Presciutti F., Proietti N., Rosina E., Rossi E., Segre A. L., Vigato P. A. English text.

Martin Kemp, Pascal Cotte
Hodder & Stoughton

In October 2009, a major artwork by Leonardo da Vinci was uncovered. The 500 year-old portrait is one of the most extraordinary discoveries of our time. This is the story of how a team of experts - led by Professor Martin Kemp -pieced together the evidence, detailed historical research and technical analysis to follow a trail that leads back to the 15th Century. There is an element of mystery and an aura of mystical glamour that surrounds Leonardo. So when news of the discovery broke, it was met with astonishment, even disbelief. Here was a new work of art by a genius who left us astonishingly few - no more than a handful. Martin Kemp takes us on a journey of discovery recounting the steps he and Pascal Cotte took in authenticating the painting including the use of forensic methods usually reserved for criminal investigation. He recounts how experts matched a fingerprint found on La Bella Principessa to the great Renaissance master. This discovery throws new light on Leonardo da Vinci and his world. We learn the story of the girl who inspired the painting. The sitter, a beautiful young girl, displays a sense of melancholy and strength, a tender and fragile beauty. But who is she?By far the most likely candidate is the illegitimate daughter of Duke Ludovico Sforza. Martin Kemp tells, too, the tragic story of this princess who was to die when she was just fourteen years old. Previously changing hands for just GBP12,000, the painting is now thought to be worth something in the region of GBP150 million. As 'La Bella Principessa' (The Beautiful Princess) finally goes on display to the world, the people responsible for proving it is one of Leonardo da Vinci's tell the story of its discovery. Superbly researched and richly illustrated, La Bella Principessa reveals the Renaissance and its great master

AA.VV.
ISAL Istituto per la Storia dell'Arte Lombarda

Giulio Carlo Argan, Bruno Contardi
Sansoni

Giulio Carlo Argan, Bruno Contardi
Sansoni

Giorgio Vasari
Rizzoli Editore

AA.VV.
Giulio Einaudi Editore

Paolo Fossati
Giulio Einaudi Editore

Renato Barilli
Feltrinelli

J. Russell Harper
University of Toronto Press