FantasticFebruary 27, 2006 Agnolo van Rijn(Canada) 19 out of 20 found this review helpful
This book is worth the money if only for the reproductions. Lots of large plates with a lot of close ups as well. If you only want one book on Botticelli this would be a good one.
A beautiful book!August 14, 2005 singer-songwriter(North Hollywood, California) 20 out of 21 found this review helpful
This is fascinating book about the life of Botticelli and techniques he used. The reproductions are wonderful, including some close-ups of characters from selected paintings. I recently returned from Italy, and having viewed many of these paintings at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence makes the reading and the beautiful color plates throughout the book all the more enjoyable. I would highly recommend this book to fans of Renaissance art.
Another life for BotticelliNovember 2, 2003 Benny Antonini(Italy) 6 out of 49 found this review helpful
In the life of Sandro Botticelli, Lightbown does not remark the big season of secret science that linked several artists in and around Florence. This science that today we can call "esoterism" come from the recent middle age and increased in Florence his importance. The Great Lorenzo dei Medici was one of the most important men of this matter.
