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Raffaello Borghini's Il Riposo (1584) is the most widely known Florentine document on the subject of the Counter-Reformation content of religious paintings. Despite its reputation as an art-historical text, this is the first English-language translation of Il Riposo to be published. A distillation of the art gossip that was a feature of the Medici Grand Ducal court, Borghini's treatise puts forth simple criteria for judging the quality of a work of art. Published sixteen years after the second edition of Giorgio Vasari's Vite, the text that set the standard for art-historical writing during the period, Il Riposo focuses on important issues that Vasari avoided, ignored, or was oblivious to. Picking up where Vasari left off, Borghini deals with artists who came after Michaelangelo and provides more comprehensive descriptions of artists who Vasari only touched upon such as Tintoretto, Veronese, Barocci, and the artists of Francesco I's Studiolo. This text is also invaluable as a description of the mid-sixteenth century reaction against the style of the 'maniera,' which stressed the representation of self-consciously convoluted figures in complicated works of art. The first art treatise specifically directed toward non-practitioners, Il Riposo gives unique insight into the early stages of art history as a discipline, late Renaissance art and theory, and the Counter-Reformation in Italy.

The Theatre of Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio chronicles four years in the life of an extraordinary Italian theatre company whose work is widely recognized as some of the most exciting theatre currently being made in Europe. In the first English-language book to document their work, company founders, Claudia Castellucci, Romeo Castellucci and Chiara Guidi, discuss their approach to theatre making with Joe Kelleher and Nicholas Ridout. At the centre of the book is a detailed exploration of the company's eleven episode cycle of tragic theatre, Tragedia Endogonida (2002–2004,) including: production notes and extensive correspondence giving insights into the creative process essays by and conversations with company members alongside critical responses by their two co-authors seventy-two photographs of the company's work. This is a significant collection of theoretical and practical reflections on the subject of theatre in the twenty-first century, and an indispensible written and visual document of the company's work.

Celebrated for his clarity of form, ease of composition and the sublime beauty of his ‘Madonnas’, Raphael is the epitome of the High Renaissance genius. In spite of his untimely death, he left behind a large body of work that would have a monumental influence on the course of art in the ensuing centuries. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing digital readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Raphael’s complete works in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * The complete paintings of Raphael — over 120 paintings, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order * Includes reproductions of rare works * Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information * Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Raphael’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books * Hundreds of images in stunning colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the complete paintings * Easily locate the paintings you want to view * Includes Raphael's drawings and cartoons - spend hours exploring the artist’s works * Features three bonus biographies, including Vasari’s original text - discover Raphael's artistic and personal life * Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting e-Art books CONTENTS: The Highlights RESURRECTION OF CHRIST ST. SEBASTIAN THE MOND CRUCIFIXION THE MARRIAGE OF THE VIRGIN AN ALLEGORY (VISION OF A KNIGHT) MADONNA DEL GRANDUCA MADONNA OF THE GOLDFINCH MADONNA OF THE MEADOW PORTRAIT OF AGNOLO DONI THE CANIGIANI HOLY FAMILY THE DEPOSITION SAINT CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA THE SCHOOL OF ATHENS THE ALBA MADONNA THE PARNASSUS PORTRAIT OF POPE JULIUS II THE TRIUMPH OF GALATEA SISTINE MADONNA MADONNA DELLA SEGGIOLA PORTRAIT OF BALTHASAR CASTIGLIONE LA DONNA VELATA THE RAPHAEL CARTOONS THE TRANSFIGURATION The Paintings THE COMPLETE PAINTINGS ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS The Drawings LIST OF DRAWINGS The Biographies LIFE OF RAFFAELLO DA URBINO by Giorgio Vasari RAPHAEL SANTI: “THE PERFECT ARTIST, THE PERFECT MAN” by Jennie Ellis Keysor RAPHAEL by Estelle M. Hurll Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

This book focuses on Romeo Castellucci’s theatrical project, exploring the ethical and aesthetic framework determined by his reflection on the nature of the image. But why does a director whose fundamental artistic tool is the image deny this key conceptual notion? Rooted in his conscious distancing from iconoclasm in the 1980s, Castellucci frequently replaces this notion with the words ‘symbol’, ‘form’ and ‘idea’. As the first publication on the international market which presents Castellucci’s work from both historical and theoretical perspectives, this book systematically confronts the director’s discourse with other concepts related to his artistic project. Capturing the evolution of his theatre from icon to iconoclasm, word to image and symbol to allegory, the book explores experimental notions of staging alongside an ‘emotional wave’, which serves as an animating principle of Castellucci’s revolutionary theatre.

Profusely illustrated throughout, this book portraits the iconic ships of the Italian Line and the people who brought them to life.

In Europe to research her next novel, Tulia Rose, a young American woman, falls in love with a handsome sidewalk artist who introduces her to Europe's great artistic treasures and inspires her to write the story of the painter Raphael and his secret lover.

Case study of how extremist Islamist thought can capture the imaginations of young Western Muslims--a close examination of hte 7/7 bombers in London.