Zelotti's epic frescoes at Cataio; the Obizzi saga
Reference & Research Book News, May, 2008
Zelotti's epic frescoes at Cataio; the Obizzi saga.
Jaffe, Irma B.
Fordham University Press
2008
143 pages
$55.00
Hardcover
ND623
Jaffe has crowned her career as a historian of Italian art with this exquisite edition of a group of 16th-century frescos from the former Obizzi palace at Cataio, near Venice. Jaffe provides a historical context for the series, meant to glorify the Obizzi family. The book contains full color illustration of the frescos, both individually and it their setting, along with both an artistic and cultural description of the work. A beautiful production. Oversize: 9x12"
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