Masaccio Saint Andrew and the Pisa Altarpiece - Saint Andrew and the Pisa Altarpiece

This book explores Masaccio's use of light to create three-dimensional images as epitomized by the multipaneled painting: the "Pisa Altarpiece, " produced in 1426. 76 illustrations, 29 in color. Color foldout.

About the author

Eliot Rowlands is a senior researcher at Wildenstein and Company in New York. He is the author of The Collections of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art I: Italian Painting, 1300-1800.

Summary

An exploration of the Pisa Altarpiece, Masaccio's multi-panelled painting of which the Saint Andrew panel is thought to have once formed a part. It discusses Masaccio's short life and illustrious career; the commission of the altarpiece; its patron and programme; its original location; and more.

Product details

• Authors: . Rowlands, .. Rowlands, Eliot Rowlands, Eliot W Rowlands, Eliot W. Rowlands
• Publisher: Getty, j.paul, museum publ.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.09.2003
• EAN: 9780892362868
• ISBN: 978-0-89236-286-8
• No. of pages: 118
• Series: Getty Museum Studies on Art; Getty Museum Studies on Art; BIBLIOTHECA PAEDIATRICA REF KARGER; Getty Publications - (Yale); Getty Publications -
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history