Sandro Botticelli
Subtitle: the drawings for Dante's Divine Comedy
By: Hein-Th. Schulze Altcappenberg ; with essays by Horst Bredekamp ... [et al.]
Contributors: Botticelli, Sandro, 1444 or 5-1510; Scuderie Papali al Quirinale; Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
Publisher: Royal Academy of Arts
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 357
Subjects: Botticelli, Sandro, -- 1444 or 5-1510 -- Exhibitions; Botticelli, Sandro, -- 1444 or 5-1510 -- Criticism and interpretation; Dante Alighieri, -- 1265-1321 -- Illustrations -- Exhibitions; Drawing -- Germany -- Berlin -- Exhibitions; Drawing -- Vatican City -- Exhibitions; Renaissance -- Italy -- Florence -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions; Illustrations
Description: "Over 500 years after their creation, all the extant drawings will be shown together for the first time at the Kulturforum, Berlin, the Scuderie Papali at Quirinale, Rome, and the Royal Academy of Arts, London. Each is illustrated in full colour in the catalogue and accompanied by a commentary on Botticelli's response to Dante's poem. They are followed by seven authoritative essays on aspects of Botticelli's and Dante's work, on Divine Comedy illustration in general and on the technique of Botticelli's drawings, illustrated in full colour throughout."--Jacket.
Notes: Exhibition catalog published to accompany an exhibition held at the Kulturforum Berlin, Apr. 15-June 18, 2000, the Scuderie Papali al Quirinale, Rome, Sept. 20-Dec. 3, 2000, and the Royal Academy of Arts, London, Mar. 17-June 10, 2001

Includes bibliographical references (p. 350-353) and index