Masterpieces of italian art

Landscapes bathed in unusual light, atmospheres of mysterious beauty, images filled with history, sublime faces pained by suffering, luxurious clothes, jewelry, furnishings, glimpses of everyday life, great passions and moments of intimacy. These images can all be seen in the extraordinary volume 'Masterpieces of Italian Art,' a compendium of the creations of the Italian genius over the centuries in terms of architecture, sculpture and painting. The Sistine Chapel decorated by Michelangelo, the Madonnas by Raphael, the Allegory of Spring by Botticelli, the portrait of Paolina Borghese by Canova have now joined the ranks of images common to all, like the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the horses of St. Mark?s church and the dome of St. Peter?s. This book provides a journey for the mind, allowing readers to abandon themselves to beauty in the most classical meaning of the term; it allows us to study what many people consider to be works so significant and well-known that they belong to the collective consciousness.