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Focusing on 47 Italian paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries, this catalogue features insights from renowned art historian Sir Nicholas Penny. He provides in-depth commentary that explores the lives of the artists, their influences, and the context of their patronage, along with technical details about the works. These paintings, part of Norton Simon's extensive collection, are celebrated as treasures of the Norton Simon Museum, highlighting the rich artistic heritage of the period.

The 1470s - the decade of Lorenzo de'Medici's rise to power - was a remarkable moment in Florence's history. It was a time of intense activity for the city's creative workforce. Beauty had long been an intrinsic part of the city's identity and prestige, and rich and powerful Florentine families saw cultivation of the visual arts as an essential way to assert their influence, commissioning artists and craftsmen to create impressive paintings, objects and monuments to enhance their status." "Published to accompany a major exhibition at the National Gallery, London, this illustrated volume offers an introduction to the principal patrons, projects and artistic personalities within Florence during this period. It concentrates on the activities of the leading artists - Andrea del Verrocchio, Antonio and Piero del Pollaiuolo, Sandro Botticelli, Filippino Lippi and the young Leonardo da Vinci - illustrating their special contributions and highlighting their differences, common sources, ambitions and responses to each other.

Traces the life and career of the great Renaissance artist, provides a thorough historical background, and discusses the nature of Raphael's genius

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In addition to the paintings, sketches, and personalia of Reynolds, the exhibition included paintings and prints by other artists (after Reynolds' works), and a section of (chiefly anonymous) satirical etchings from late 18th century London.