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Urbino : The Story of a Renaissance City by June Osborne (2003, Hardcover)

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Chances are youve never heard of it—but you should have. Raphael was born there. Piero della Francesca painted his famous The Flagellation there. With Urbino: The Story of a Renaissance City, art historian June Osborne brings to life not only the great city and its art but also its turbulent history and the intrigue surrounding its ruling family.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press

ISBN-100226637638

ISBN-139780226637631

eBay Product ID (ePID)2856683

Product Key Features

Number of Pages208 Pages

Publication NameUrbino : the Story of a Renaissance City

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

SubjectEurope / Italy, Europe / Renaissance, European

TypeTextbook

AuthorJune Osborne

Subject AreaArt, History

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width11.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2003-053390

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal945/.67

Table Of ContentForeword by Sir John Mortimer Introduction 1. The Renaissance Ideal 2. Location and the Roman City 3. Early Medieval Urbino 4. Prelude to a Golden Age 5. A Leader in War and Peace 6. The Ducal Palace and Its Furnishings 7. Federico as a Patron of Learning 8. Painting in Fifteenth-Century Urbino 9. Later Days of the Duchy 10. The Arts in the Later Days of the Duchy 11. The Book of the Courtier 12. Over the Hill Appendix: The Kite The Montefel Tro Dynasty Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

SynopsisDuring the Renaissance, the Italian city of Urbino rivaled Florence and Siena as a center of art, culture, and commerce. Chances are you've never heard of it--but you should have. Raphael was born there. Piero della Francesca painted his famous The Flagellation there. And the city's exquisite Ducal Palace, its twin towers piercing the sky, remains a striking monument to grace and power. Yet despite all its past glory and present charm, Urbino is practically unknown to tourists today. With Urbino: The Story of a Renaissance City , art historian June Osborne brings to life not only the great city and its art but also its turbulent history and the intrigue surrounding its ruling family. First settled by the ancient Umbrians, Urbino reached its zenith during the fifteenth century under the rule of Duke Federico da Montefeltro and his son Guidobaldo. Federico may have been a usurper and a fierce, opportunistic warlord, but his lust for power was more than matched by his passion for great art. Indeed it was under his direct guidance that the magnificent Ducal Palace was built--its perfectly proportioned courtyard a wonder of early Renaissance architecture. Today the Ducal Palace hosts the National Gallery of the Marches, one of the most important art galleries in Italy, featuring works by no lesser lights than Raphael, Uccello, Piero della Francesca, and Titian. Exploring such sites as the fourteenth-century Oratorio di San Giovanni Battista and the Gothic Church of San Domenico, Osborne captures not only the startling beauty of Urbino and the Apennine foothills but also the tumultuous legacy of Frederico and his son (and their many wives and courtiers). With over a hundred lavish color photographs, many by renowned landscape photographer Joe Cornish, Urbino is the best--and the only--guide to this gem of the Italian Marches.

LC Classification NumberDG975.U72O83 2003