Musca Depicta

by Sylvia Ferino-Pagden, André Chastel, Lucia Tongiorgi Tomasi

- Unusual focus on old master paintings

- Contemporary art and Natural History

Between the second half of the 15th century and the 20th century, many painters added a fly to both their sacred and profane compositions. It was painted so convincingly that it seemed real. Andr Chastel, art historian, reconstructed in this book the history of the fly in painting, here reviewed and updated by Sylvia Ferino-Pagden. At least...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CHP286LS
• ISBN13: 9791280294388
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Franco Maria Ricci Editore
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.06 lbs.