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Sir John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy

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Born January 1, 1913
Died January 1, 1994 (81 years old)
London, United Kingdom
Also known as: John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy, John Wyndham, Sir Pope-Hennessy
18 books
4.5 (2)
43 readers

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Authority on the Italian Renaissance and the head of European painting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1977 to 1986. Former director of the Victoria and Albert Museum (1967-73) and the British Museum (1974-76).

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Paradiso

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Paradiso es la primera novela del poeta, ensayista y novelista cubano José Lezama Lima, y la única que publicó en vida. Fue publicada por primera vez en 1966. Es considerada la obra maestra de Lezama y una de las novelas más importantes e innovadoras en lengua española. El proceso de escritura tomó a Lezama Lima casi diecisiete años. Concebida como la síntesis y culminación de su sistema poético, la novela sigue la formación del poeta José Cemí desde su infancia, remontando sus orígenes familiares, hasta sus años universitarios.

An introduction to Italian sculpture

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For the fourth edition of this introduction to Italian sculpture, the author has thoroughly revised the text, notes and bibliographies, incorporating all the significant new research and publications since the last major revision in 1970-2. Volume I covers the period from about 1150 to 1400. The sculptors dealt with include Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, Arnolfo di Cambio, Andrea and Nino Pisano, Lorenzo Ghiberti and Jacopo della Quercia. The monuments illustrated include the great Pisano pulpits, the facades of the cathedrals of Siena, Florence and Orvieto, Milan Cathedral and S. Petronio at Bologna, the Scaliger tombs at Verona, the Angevin monuments in Naples, and Ghiberti's famous door for the Baptistery in Florence. The new edition of this work provides an accessible introduction to the subject for scholars, students and all lovers of Italian art. At the same time its scholarly notes make it a valuable reference work. Each volume in the set of three can be enjoyed in its own right.