Gaze at Da Vinci - A Firsthand Experience with Italian Masterpieces

Author: Feng Jicai
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: ★16K paperback, published by Yilin Press. ★Full-color illustrations on copperplate paper, rich in visuals. ★Renowned writer Feng Jicai compiles this book, guiding readers to appreciate the charm of famous Italian paintings. Compiled by the distinguished writer, artist, and cultural scholar Mr. Feng Jicai, the full-color elegant edition of Gazing at Leonardo—A Personal Journey Through Famous Italian Paintings is now grandly launched by Yilin Press. It originates from an extraordinary cross-temporal art feast: grand group paintings and murals, delicate and exquisite woodcuts and engravings, and the magic of light and shadow in watercolors and oil paintings. Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Titian—these names in the history of human art are thunderous. This book is the textual version of the exhibition of original works by the great masters of "Four Hundred Years of Italian Painting." In the main part of the book, "Appreciation of Original Works by Italian Painting Masters," these legendary masterpieces are arranged in order. Close-up photographs taken by renowned professional painting photographers reveal miniature, detailed images of the works, along with beautifully crafted frames, perfectly restoring their original charm. Each work is accompanied by detailed information including the author, creation date, dimensions, and material. The book succinctly and incisively presents the fame the painters achieved, the exquisite brushwork, the legends and circumstances behind the creation of the works, and the origins of their symbolic meanings. This book is a feast of art that can be both seen and felt.