Comparing the art of restoration to the opportunity for the acquisition of knowledge, this consideration focuses on Giotto's Santa Maria Novella Crucifix, stressing that every new piece of information has the potential to rewrite whole chapters of art history. The painstaking 12-year restoration of one of the Christian world's most important art works is documented in detail, and a fresh interpretation of what was known about the artist--particularly his color sensibility and painting style--is also featured.
- ISBN10 3422065180
- ISBN13 9783422065185
- Publish Date 1 November 2005
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 April 2021
- Publish Country DE
- Publisher De Gruyter
- Imprint Deutscher Kunstverlag
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 408
- Language English