The Uffizi: New Complete Guide

by Claudio Pescio

A room-by-room guide to the Uffizi art gallery, which contains countless masterpieces, and is often described as the highest achievement of Western art. This building, designed and built by Vasari in the middle of the 16th century, is described and illustrated in this guide.

Genres: Art

160 pages, Paperback

First published June 24, 1999

About the author

Claudio Pescio, giornalista e storico dell’arte, è uno specialista di arte fiamminga e olandese. Dirige la rivista “Arte Dossier” e la Divisione Arte di Giunti Editore. Da decenni si occupa di divulgazione della storia dell’arte, di editoria d’arte, di pubblicazioni museali e cataloghi di mostre. È autore di articoli e libri soprattutto sull’arte olandese del XVII secolo, sulla pittura fiamminga del XV secolo, di monografie su Vermeer, Rembrandt e Frans Hals. È curatore di due manuali di storia dell’arte per le scuole.

Reviews

[Han · Rating 3 out of 5]

such a cute book so vague overall insight into what’s on display however it doesn’t go into detail in over 3/4 of the paintings or sculptures, i was expecting more detail and depth but it’s made me very eager to go and see all the art !!!

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

A copy from 1979 I got for $1 at the South Hobart Vinnies. It’s nice to see the artworks from the gallery, but I would prefer to read descriptions about the stories behind the art, and symbolism, instead of technical details.

[Melanie Olson · Rating 4 out of 5]

We purchased this book at The Uffizi bookstore and used it as a guide through the gallery. We have referred to it many, many times since. I am currently using it to review Renaissance art with my son, who is going into 5th grade.

The book is organized by room in The Uffizzi, so it is great to use as a guide through the gallery, but not quite as user-friendly for use after returning home.