Jacques Dupont, Cesare Gnudi
Gothic Painting.
Skira, 1954. The Great Centuries of Painting. First edition. Translation by Stuart Gilbert. 215 pages.
Large-format volume, measuring approximately 10" x 11.5", is bound in green cloth, with stamped gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Top edge of text block displays light foxing. Book is otherwise in fine condition. Dust jacket exhibits shelfwear, with foxing on rear panel.
"A carefully planned itinerary through the world of Gothic art, this book is also a vivid record of the prodigious intellectual reawakening that took place in the 13th and 14th centuries, and of the masterpieces to which it gave rise. Reproduced for the first time in color, most of these works are little known and difficult to access; they are tokens of the cultural revival, the new humanism that led artists to seek their inspiration in the life around them. to look at nature with fresh eyes and an almost childlike curiosity. Half realistic, half make-believe, the world they painted was peopled with heroic saints, gallant knights, richly attired ladies, and fabulous animals. Under their brush, even piety and religious emotions acquired the smiling charm of an age of chivalry and knightly courtesy."