Author: Maud Cruttwell

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-28

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9781330447826

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Excerpt from Andrea Mantegna It is with much diffidence that I have undertaken a work which deals with a Genius so great as Mantegna, a work which I am fully conscious should be attempted only by one far better equipped than myself to comprehend the grandeur of the movement of which he was representative. I regret that the small dimensions of the present series do not allow of an appendix, containing the many documents discovered by the efforts of M. Armand Baschet and the Conte Carlo d'Arco, but to print even the most important only would enlarge the volume too considerably. I wish to express my deep sense of gratitude to Mr Bernhard Berenson for the generous aid he has invariably given. To his personal counsel and to his published works - particularly "The Florentine" and "The Central I alian Painters of the Renaissance" - I owe most, not only of my understanding, but of my enjoyment of fifteenth century Italian art. To the kindness of Dr Gronau, also, I owe much for several important suggestions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Andrea Mantegna written by Maud Cruttwell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-28 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Andrea Mantegna It is with much diffidence that I have undertaken a work which deals with a Genius so great as Mantegna, a work which I am fully conscious should be attempted only by one far better equipped than myself to comprehend the grandeur of the movement of which he was representative. I regret that the small dimensions of the present series do not allow of an appendix, containing the many documents discovered by the efforts of M. Armand Baschet and the Conte Carlo d'Arco, but to print even the most important only would enlarge the volume too considerably. I wish to express my deep sense of gratitude to Mr Bernhard Berenson for the generous aid he has invariably given. To his personal counsel and to his published works - particularly "The Florentine" and "The Central I alian Painters of the Renaissance" - I owe most, not only of my understanding, but of my enjoyment of fifteenth century Italian art. To the kindness of Dr Gronau, also, I owe much for several important suggestions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.