The Venetian masterpiece by Giorgio Vasari : a re-assembled Renaissance ceiling /

"Published to coincide with their extraordinary reassembly, this volume recounts the intricate story of the reconstruction and remounting of ceiling panels painted by the celebrated Italian Renaissance painter, architect, art historian and biographer Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) for Venice's P...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Capolavoro veneziano di Giorgio Vasari
Other Authors:	Manieri Elia, Giulio (Editor), Poole, Gabriele (Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Venice : Marsilio Arte, 2024.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Vasari, Giorgio, > 1511-1574 > Criticism and interpretation. Mural painting and decoration, Italian > Italy > Venice. Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance > Italy > Venice. Mural painting and decoration > Italy > Venice. Wooden ceilings > Italy > Venice. Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia. Fresque de la Renaissance > Italie > Venise. Plafonds en bois > Italie > Venise. Illustrated works. Art criticism.

Table of Contents:

Re-assembling the puzzle / Toto Bergamo Rossi, Giulio Manieri Elia
"They stayed in Venice ... painting for the magnificent Giovanni Cornaro the roof or ceiling of a room" : genesis, loss and recovery of Giorgio Vasari's Venetian masterpiece / Giulio Manieri Elia
Between cuts and silences : hypotheses for the iconographic program of Vasari's corner ceiling : the Sacrifice of Christ and the Virtues instrument of salvation / Luisa Caporossi
The restoration of the corner ceiling : a reading of Giorgio Vasari's "Bene operare" / Rosella Cavigli
Technical insights
The restoration of the corner ceiling panel supports / Roberto Saccuman
Beyond the visibile : the preparatory drawing / Serena Bidorini, Ornella Salvadori, Silvia Salvini.