Ekserdjian correggio biography

Correggio

Ekserdjian, David

Hardcover. Navy cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; color illustrated dj, mylar cover; color illustrated frontispiece, ix, pp; illustrated throughout in bw and color.

David Ekserdjian -

"This beautifully illustrated book is the first full-scale chronological and critical account of the paintings and drawings of Correggio (c)--a genius of the Italian Renaissance who became one of the most influential of all European painters. David Ekserdjian discusses Correggio's mythological, erotic, and religious paintings--including many altarpieces--and closely examines the attribution, chronology, physical appearance, and subject matter of these works.

He also looks closely at Correggio's drawings, which provide many interesting insights into the artist's creative process. The book's numerous color illustrations include recently cleaned fr The Io in Correggio: Ovid and the Metamorphosis of a ... JULEZ