Dagmar Feghelm wrote a dissertation about Titian to earn her Ph.D. at Ludwig Maximilian's University in Munich, where she is an instructor. She lives and works as a freelance art historian in Munich.
Third in Prestel's series (after I, Michelangelo and I, Goya) of glamorous coffee-table books devoted to a single artist and directed at a general audience, this scrumptiously produced picturebook treats Raphael, master architect and painter of the Italian High Renaissance. Presenting high-quality work often spread over two pages, this slipcased book is visually appealing and a pleasure to browse through. In addition, a helpful biographical time line juxtaposes Raphael's artwork with larger political and cultural events. Ultimately, however, this brief appendix is not enough to offer a meaningful context for the artist's career. Any library already owning a biographical dictionary of artists would not find its collection strengthened by freelance art historian Feghelm's unimaginative essay. Academic libraries might prefer the more analytical Cambridge Companion to Raphael or Raphael: From Urbino to Rome. Recommended for public libraries or fine art libraries that emphasize representations of art.-Katherine C. Adams, Bowdoin Coll., Brunswick, ME Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
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