CARAVAGGIO : a Life Sacred and Profane
by Andrew Graham-Dixon
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0713996749
- ISBN 13
- 9780713996746
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
London: Allen Lane, 2010. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 vo,. red cloth, xxviii, 514 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, CONTENTS: Milan, 1571-92 -- Rome, 1592-5 -- Rome, 1595-9 -- Rome, 1599-1606 -- The Alban Hills, Naples, Malta, Sicily, Naples, Porto Ercole, 1606-10 Short-listed for BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2011, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio lived the darkest and dangerous life of any of the great painters. In the course of this life, Caravaggio created the most dramatic paintings of his age, using ordinary men and women to model for his depictions of classic religious scenes. This book shows how he created their drama, immediacy and humanity..
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 112557241
- Title
- CARAVAGGIO : a Life Sacred and Profane
- Author
- Andrew Graham-Dixon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0713996749
- ISBN 13
- 9780713996746
- Publisher
- Allen Lane
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2010
- Size
- 8 vo,
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi Da, Painters -- Italy -- Biography.,Painters.,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Autobiography; Art;
Terms of Sale
Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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About the Seller
Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
Biblio member since 2004
Fredericton, New Brunswick
About Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
Mail order only. 51 years as a bookseller
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