Epilonian Books

Rare, out-of-print & unusual books · Since 1997

Catalog notes

Description

Edizione D.M.; Banca Etruria, Published 2002. Paperback, 63 pp.; 21 cm; illustrated throughout with color reproductions.

Condition & notes

In Very Good condition. Glossy pictorial covers with details from Piero della Francesca's "Legend of the True Cross" frescoes on the front and back; light shelf wear to edges. Binding is sound. Interior pages are clean and unmarked. A pocket-sized introduction to the life and works of Piero della Francesca (c. 1416-1492), the major painter of the Italian Renaissance. Includes a biographical essay, a chronology of important dates, and color reproductions of his major works with descriptions, including the celebrated fresco cycle in the Church of San Francesco in Arezzo. Published by Banca Etruria, official sponsor of the restoration of the True Cross fresco cycle and the Madonna del Parto.