Italian Art

Against the background of an age that saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning, Paul Strathern explores the intensely dramatic rise and fall of the Medici family in Florence as well as the Italian Renaissance, which they did so much to sponsor and encourage. Interwoven into the narrative are the lives of many of the great Renaissance artists with whom the Medici had dealings, including Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Donatello as well as scientists like Galileo and Pico della Mirandola.

These biographies of the great quattrocento artists have long been considered among the most important of contemporary sources on Italian Renaissance art. Vasari, who invented the term "Renaissance", was the first to outline the influential theory of Renaissance art that traces a progression through Giotto, Brunelleschi, and finally the titanic figures of Michaelangelo, Da Vinci, and Raphael.

One of The New York Times's Sizzling New Summer Thrillers: “Even now, Lena might be in danger from some of the unscrupulous characters she met all those years ago. Can she put her history behind her?” For fans of The Cloisters and Counterfeit, Natalie Lemle’s debut novel offers an...

This important survey of alchemical symbols and doctrines sets forth the mysterious worldview and teachings of the practitioners of the "royal art." One of the leading exponents of the Hermetic tradition, Julius Evola demonstrates the singularity of subject matter that lies behind the words of...

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THE ART AND TASTE OF ITALIAN CUISINE AT WITHIN EVERYONE REACH! Discover the art and taste of Italian cuisine with this professional cookbook, perfect for novice cooks and culinary masters alike! In this book, you'll learn traditional Italian recipes and new proposals, plus the culinary art of Italy, all in an easy and detailed way. In collaboration with a young Italian Executive Chef, you'll learn how to make the simplest and most complex dishes, from first courses to desserts. With The Italian Cuisine, Discovering the art of taste by Daniele Bartucca and The Executive Chef Davide ...

Explore Rome and Discover Overlooked Treasures Beyond the City Walls This isn’t just a Rome Travel Guide. It is a better way to travel! Instead of simply checking off monuments, immerse yourself in the rhythms of the Eternal City, sacred traditions, seasonal festivals, and everyday rituals that define life in Rome and Lazio. Experience Rome through moments, not just monuments. With over 150 incredible events woven into the seasons, this guide ensures that no matter when you travel, you will find yourself in the heart of a celebration. Planning your Italian dream vacation? Discover Rome, ...

This book is about one of the most celebrated artists of the seventeenth century: Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Today, Bernini is considered one of the greatest sculptors of the Baroque period. Even during his own lifetime, many of his contemporaries believed he was one of the most important artists who had ever lived. However, admiration for Bernini and his work has not always been this strong. Bernini himself predicted that his reputation would suffer after his death — and he was right. When the Baroque style fell out of fashion, his art was often dismissed as vulgar or exaggerated. For many ...

Frances Mayes, whose enchanting #1 New York Times bestseller Under the Tuscan Sun made the world fall in love with Tuscany, invites readers back for a delightful new season of friendship, festivity, and food, there and throughout Italy. Having spent her summers in Tuscany for the past...

From acclaimed author Donna Leon, Commissario Guido Brunetti dredges up dark secrets from Italy’s anti-Semitic past in his captivating eleventh case. Mystery lovers everywhere are addicted to Donna Leon’s ever-honorable Commissario Guido Brunetti and her portrayal of Venice’s beautiful but...

In this fantastic audio, you can hear relaxing noises and sounds without interruptions and voices, for over two hours you will have feelings of well-being for your brain.

Celebrity Chef/Award Winning Author Maria Liberati shares her secrets for making the Perfect Pizza with recipes, tips and history of pizza from The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Award Winning Book Series.

The first in the series, include recipes from celebrity chef-Maria Liberati along with stories of her life in the mountains of Italy. More than just a cookbook, a recipe novel, a trip to Italy in a book! Contains over 50 recipes and menus for special occasions. Alll recipes are authentic Italian and follow the Slow Food method! The Basic Art of Italian Cooking has been featured in national media such as Tastes of Italia, Healthy Cooking, Celebrity Society Magazine as well as lifestyletv.com, chickspeak.com, and more! Read what everyone is talking about and discover another European secret

Explore Sicily’s language, culture, and timeless celebrations in one unforgettable bilingual guide. Designed for both travelers and Italian learners, this dual language book invites you to journey through Sicily’s most fascinating towns and traditions while naturally improving your Italian. Read in English and Italian side by side, compare sentence structures, and build vocabulary through authentic stories of festivals, faith, and local life. Dual language format: English text appears on the left page and Italian on the right, paragraph by paragraph, allowing you to follow along easily ...

He hired me to capture his soul on canvas. I never expected to hand him my own. I’m Sienna Vale—an artist who reads people with a single brushstroke. My latest commission: Nico Moretti, Dallas’s reclusive “philanthropist.” One look at him and every color on my palette turns to danger. His mother wants a portrait. Nico wants me. The FBI wants dirt on his empire—using my studio as the perfect listening post. Now I’m trapped between the man who ruins me with a glance and the agents who can ruin us both. If I spy on Nico I could finally learn what really happened to my family. If ...

Instant New York Times bestseller! From the world's #1 bestselling author James Patterson, a thriller that scales astonishing heights when a newcomer to the Manhattan art world executes a grand theft. "The Picasso Heist is ripped-from-the-headlines relevant." —USA Today A $100 million painting...

Kolchoz è la vera storia di una famiglia che abbraccia quattro generazioni, ripercorrendo oltre un secolo di storia russa e francese, fino alla guerra in Ucraina. Emmanuel Carrère la affronta personalmente, con una consumata abilità narrativa che rende la loro storia la nostra storia. Ci rapisce con il suo immenso talento in questa straordinaria saga familiare, dove l'intimo si intreccia brillantemente con l'universale.

In this landmark study of Italy from the 14th through the early 16th centuries, Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt chronicles the rise of Florence and Venice as powerful city-states, the breakup of the medieval worldview that came with the rediscovery of Greek and Roman culture, and the new emphasis on the role of the individual. All these, Burckhardt explains, went hand in hand with the explorations of science and the more naturalistic depiction of the world in art and literature.

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"It's a genuine pleasure to hear spoken Latin--lots of it, and by many of the great classical authors, including Cicero, Ovid, and Virgil--and to follow the story of Gardini's lifelong infatuation with a language that is nowhere and everywhere in our modern lives... This is an audiobook to...