McHam, Sarah Blake

Piero di Cosimo: Eccentricity and Delight (Renaissance Lives)

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ISBN 13:: 9781789148428
author:: McHam, Sarah Blake
format:: Hardback
publisher:: Reaktion Books
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2024
Pages:: 240
Dimensions:: 21.8 x 14 x 2 centimetres (0.58
Genre:: Arts & Photography, Art, Individual Artist,
Condition:: New
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Piero Di Cosimo: Eccentricity and Delight

A concise survey of the life of Renaissance painter Piero di Cosimo, this book explores his idiosyncratic life within his social and cultural surroundings. The artist's unconventional choices, including a diet of boiled eggs cooked in painting glue, are revealed alongside his relationships with sophisticated patrons seeking unique artworks.

Discover how di Cosimo became a favorite among those eager for pagan mythological subjects and orthodox, yet unusual, religious altarpieces and private devotional paintings. This newly accessible introduction to the life of an important Renaissance artist offers a fresh perspective on this fascinating figure.

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