Item Number: 135528 Title: Il Calice di GUCCIO DI MANNAIA : nel Tesoro della Basilica di San Francesco ad Assisi. Storia e restauro Author: Callori di Vignale, Flavio ; Ulderico Santamaria Price: Not Available ISBN: 9788882713300 Description: Citta del Vaticano: Edizioni Musei Vaticani, 2014. 29cm., hardcover, 294pp., 362 color illus. Italian text. Summary: The Chalice of the Sienna-born Goldsmith Guccio di Mannaia, produced by commission for the Franciscan Pope Nicholas IV, is considered to be one of the masterpieces of medieval art. This monograph, available only in Italian, recounts its history, thanks to the contributions of experts and specialists in the sector and focusing on its complex restoration, carried out by the Laboratory for the Restoration of Metal and Ceramics of the Vatican Museums. The first part, edited by the art historian Elisabetta Cioni, retraces the art-historical background of the Chalice, through many comparisons and focusing on the Sienese Goldsmith’s art in 13th century, a close critical reading of the iconography of the work, and an excursus on the artist and his stylistic peculiarities. Following, an in-depth examination of the inscriptions. The final section opens with a description of the translucent enamel technique, and goes on to illustrate the state of conservation and the restoration intervention. Finally, there is a summary of the scientific investigations carried out by the Diagnostic Laboratory, which also undertook experimental analyses. The high-quality set of images, enriched with 8 elegant folding inserts, documents not only the results of the laboratory analyses and the various phases of the restoration, but also highlights the singular features and details of the Chalice through previously unseen and spectacular macrographs. We regret to inform you that this title is no longer available. P.O. Box 3904, Kingston, New York 12402 US Phone: 845-331-8519 Fax: 845-331-0852 Email: michael@artbooks.com |
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