{"title":"Books by Scott Nethersole","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781786273420","title":"Art of Renaissance Florence","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Nethersole's thought-provoking analysis reaffirms how crucial Florentine art was to the dissemination of Renaissance ideas throughout the Italian peninsula and far beyond.' \u003ci\u003eThe Art Newspaper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this vivid account Scott Nethersole examines the remarkable period of cultural, artistic and intellectual blossoming in Florence from ca.1400 to 1520 - the period traditionally known as the Early and High Renaissance. He looks at the city and its art with fresh eyes, presenting the well-known within a wider context of cultural reference. Key works of art - from painting, sculpture and architecture to illuminated manuscripts - by artists such as Michelangelo, Donatello, Botticelli and Brunelleschi are showcased alongside the unexpected and less familiar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304968925557,"sku":"9781786273420","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781786273420_36015a61-4b57-4b23-9e74-beb33004dab6.jpg?v=1786026230"},{"product_id":"9781915815101","title":"Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Put your money on Leonardo in this restaging of the Turner prize of the High Renaissance.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the turn of the 16th century, three titans of the Italian Renaissance briefly crossed paths, competing for the attention of the most powerful patrons in Republican Florence. In January 1504 the city’s most prominent artists came together to advise on an appropriate location for Michelangelo’s nearly finished sculpture of David. Among them was Leonardo da Vinci, who – like Michelangelo – had only recently returned to his native Florence. In this beautifully designed book, Scott Nethersole and Per Rumberg take Michelangelo’s celebrated \u003cem\u003eTaddei Tondo\u003c\/em\u003e as their starting point, and examine the rivalry between Michelangelo and Leonardo, and the influence of both on the young Raphael. Some of the finest examples of Italian Renaissance drawing are reproduced, including Leonardo’s \u003cem\u003eBurlington House Cartoon\u003c\/em\u003e and studies by Leonardo and Michelangelo for their murals commissioned by the Florentine government for the newly constructed council hall in the Palazzo della Signoria.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56313185304949,"sku":"9781915815101","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781915815101_6805187f-47bb-4c83-9e13-5aeb04a1d288.jpg?v=1786030466"},{"product_id":"9781836391906","title":"Lorenzo Ghiberti","description":"Lorenzo Ghiberti was the most celebrated sculptor of his day – praised by Alberti, admired by peers and trusted with Florence’s most prestigious commissions, including the iconic Baptistery doors. Yet his legacy has often been diminished, cast as a decorative hangover from the Gothic era and overshadowed by Donatello’s perceived Renaissance modernity. This book reconsiders Ghiberti’s achievement by focusing on his mastery of materials and design across bronze, glass, marble and drawing. From complex narrative reliefs to architectural ornament, Ghiberti emerges not just as a skilled craftsman, but as an inventive, multidimensional artist who redefined the possibilities of sculptural storytelling. By understanding him on his own terms, we gain a richer picture of early Renaissance invention and its lasting visual impact.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57086694031733,"sku":"9781836391906","price":17.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781836391906_7dd0bcd5-667a-4e05-b343-ae3765ac9f3a.jpg?v=1786028030"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-scott-nethersole.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}