Claudio Strinati – författare

Masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance are in churches and museums throughout Italy. This book follows Leonado da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo and others from place to place - Milan, Florence, the Vatican, Urbino and elsewhere - noting the great works as well as those found in less celebrated locations. Contents: Introduction; The Spring of the Renaissance; Leonardo in Florence: The Workshop of Verrocchio; Raphael: From the Onset in Urbino to the Early Masterpieces; Leonardo in Milan: the Sforza's Court; The Wonders of the Codex Atlanticus; The Cenacle, One of the Most Beautiful Paintings in the World; The Triumph of Raphael: the Room of the Segnatura and the First Roman Masterpieces; Raphael Towards the Room of Heliodorus; Michelangelo Painter; Raphael: from the Cartoons for the Sistine Chapel to the Room of the Fire in the Borgo; Raphael: Superintendent of Fine Arts; The Vatican Lodges; The Mystery of the First Caravaggio; Index of the Works and Places of Conservation.Text in English and Italian.

In this book, Claudio Strinaty takes us on a fascinating journey to discover important places and times in the history of art, from the wonders of the ancient world to the dawn of the Enlightenment. It is a journey brimming with ever-evolving images that reflect the development of humankind, from a primitive being capable of wonder and spirituality, to a philosopher searching for cosmic order, and finally to humanity's transformation into master of itself with the rise of humanism and the Renaissance. This book aims to define art as a unique form of communication that offers immeasurable benefits to humanity. It does not merely offer a historical narrative, but teaches us how to see ourselves through abstract concepts such as goodness and beauty, giving particular importance to the role of artists, their works, and the questions they raise about life. This book provides a comprehensive and profound vision of the artistic experience, revealing how art is not simply the creation of beauty, but a unique language that helps us express the diverse emotions of humankind.

Artemisia Gentileschi has been the subject of much attention in recent decades. Research dedicated to her has, however, often returned a stereotyped and reductive image of the artistic universe and personality of the painter. The professional figure of Gentileschi, who was able to move with great success in what we now call the art system, finally finds new dignity. Unpublished attributions from private collections are flanked by the painter’s masterpieces, reconstructing the framework of the international commissions that consecrated her as a protagonist of the European Baroque, in the most complete and up-to-date volume dedicated to the artist. The innovative charge of language and the exceptional nature of Artemisia’s iconographic choices reveal the documented interests and literary, scientific and musical frequentations that the painter skilfully cultivated in every city that recorded her passage.Text in English and Italian.