Description
The first monograph entirely devoted to the illuminated manuscripts of Sister Eufrasia Burlamacchi (1478-1548), this book demonstrates that her artistry should not be confined to painting or sculpture alone. Within the convent walls of San Domenico in Lucca where she lived and worked, Burlamacchi attained high levels of artistic proficiency through her knowledge of drawing and colour technique, composition, treatment of space and proportions.
This book highlights that Sister Eufrasia was aware of the progress illumination underwent in contact with the artists we now include in the High Renaissance. She quickly established a style which she then passed on to younger sisters in faith to establish a convent workshop where mutual exchange was the norm. Here, for the first time, Eufrasia Burlamacchi is recognized and discussed as an influential and gifted artist in her own right.
About the Author
Loretta Vandi was a tenured Professor of Art History at Scuola del Libro, Urbino. Recent publications include: Ornament and European Modernism: From Art Practice to Art History, 2017.
Book Information
ISBN 9781848226784
Author Loretta Vandi
Format Hardback
Page Count 128
Imprint Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Publisher Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
