本书对这位在早期的文艺复兴时期占重要位置的威尼斯大师提供了一次深入的了解，介绍了贝里尼的职业生涯，从他早期的灵修画到他后来的世俗作品。本书收录了贝里尼以及他同时代画家的几乎所有现存作品，充满了华丽的文艺复兴艺术作品。作者约翰内斯•格雷夫（Johannes Grave）着重研究了艺术家的一些最伟大的作品，包括《阿勒格里亚•萨克拉》，《布雷拉圣母怜子》和圣乔贝贝的祭坛画，以探讨贝利尼在精通油画之前如何在蛋彩画上表现出色。格雷夫（Grave）讨论了贝里尼（Bellini）的精确线条，精致的面部表情以及光与影的微妙效果如何在他的宗教绘画以及他的肖像画和晚期神话描绘中得到运用。本书探讨了贝里尼的生活，包括他与父亲雅各布，哥哥外邦人和岳母安德里亚•曼特尼亚的复杂关系。它考虑了贝利尼作品的原始语境，并阐明了这些绘画的感知方式。该书还将贝里尼的虔诚画与他的学生乔尔乔涅的诗歌创作联系起来。这本书对文艺复兴时期的艺术事业做出了重要贡献，重申了贝里尼作为威尼斯最伟大的画家之一的地位。

Step into British history with this marvelous collection of photographs of the country's greatest homes.

Famed photographer Derry Moore and renowned interior designer David Mlinaric offer a panoramic tour inside some of Britain's finest manor houses, halls, castles, and public buildings. Bridging five centuries, this lavishly illustrated book looks at houses such as Haddon Hall, Chastleton, and Knole, each with superb examples of Tudor and Stuart interiors. Including Houghton Hall from the 18th century and Waddesdon Manor from the 19th century, the book continues into the 20th century to feature the homes of such influential figures as Nancy Lancaster, Pauline de Rothschild, and David Hicks, guiding readers through the finest examples of English interior design. The work of British masters including Inigo Jones, William Kent, and Robert Adam is beautifully portrayed in striking photographs while complementary essays enlighten readers on the events and personalities that lend each site cultural significance. Anglophiles, armchair tourists, and lovers of grand interiors will enjoy these gorgeous photographs while discovering more about the designers, architects, and trends that have made British style so alluring and enduring over the centuries.