{"product_id":"looking-at-painting-in-florence-13th-16th-centuries-a-learners-handbook","title":"Looking at Painting in Florence 13th-16th Centuries: A Learner's Handbook","description":"Richly illustrated in color, this handbook aims to impart the skills that allow the reader to answer the question, “Why does this painting matter?” Organized chronologically, with passages of historical background, we follow Richard Peterson’s probing descriptions of painting in Santa Croce, the Brancacci Chapel at the Carmine, the Uffizi and Accademia, Santa Maria Novella and San Marco, and other remarkable repositories of the city’s masterpieces.\n\nHere is what two greatly admired scholars say about Looking at Painting in Florence.\n\n“You want a stunning pair of eyes to see the paintings in Florence with? Fresh, deeply informed, alive to detail. Without pedantry? This gift of a book is it.” Robert Hass, Professor of English, University of California, Berkeley, and former poet laureate of the United States.\n\n“To read this book is akin to being taken by the hand by a close friend who quietly and undidactically observes, describes, and interprets.” Susan Madocks Lister, Head of Art History, The British Institute of Florence.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 8859613272\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.8859613272.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Peterson, Richard\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41499500445754,"sku":"DBV.8859613272.G","price":17.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/8859613272-0.jpg?v=1783033060","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/looking-at-painting-in-florence-13th-16th-centuries-a-learners-handbook","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}