Customer Review: There must have been something in the water in Florence, Italy during the 13, 14, and 1500's... the amount of genius that city has produced continues to stagger the imagination: Dante, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonerotti, ... and now (I discover) Brunelleschi. There's no denying the simple... more info
Customer Review: Although i knew this book, it always surprises me. One of the best issues about it is that, although based upon a deep research, the author does not goes around issuing theories and opinions: when he is not sure about something, just declares it. Great for people tired of ego-based theories, and... more info
Customer Review: That this book was chosen to be sold at the recent exhibit of Ghiberti's doors at the Metropolitan Museum in New York (and not some dry Art History account on slick paper) is another example of the genuine taste shown in the arrangement of the exhibit, in which several panels from the doors were... more info
Customer Review: i had the experience of being flooded with light and clarity when i first opened and browsed this book. my enthusiasm is in part because of kemp's extraordinary scholarship and detailed command of paintings and art publications across the entire span of western art. but it's also because the story... more info
Customer Review: The book is divided into two parts and in the middle are several very good photographs and drawings of the cupola both interior and exterior including the area between the two domes. The first part covers the history of the building, where the materials were gathered, how Brunelleschi came up... more info
Customer Review: Well done research starting w/ Sacrestia vecchia di Brunelleschi on; the drawings could being done better, w/ the aid of a computer, this could make the book much more appealing.
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