Giotto And His Works In Padua: Being An Explanatory Notice Of The Series Of Woodcuts Executed For The Arundel Society After The Frescoes In The Arena Chapel
Boston, Massachusetts: Longwood Press, 1977. Hardcover. navy boards w/ gilt design & gilt spine printing. 124 pgs. The Arena Chapel in Padua was completed in 1303; Giotto, then considered the preeminent painter in Italy, was commissioned to paint it in 1306. Ruskin’s ekphrastic writing became a way for readers to..... More