Mantegna's Camera degli Sposi

Milan / New York: Electa / Abbeville, 1993. First US edition. Hardcover. VG/VG (sticker and residue on slip case, small tears to slip case, interior of book VG). Slipcase covered with beige cloth and color illus. paper; Color illustrated dust jacket; Beige cloth over boards; 267 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color plates and bw figures. An in-depth study of Andrea Mantegna's fresco decorations for the Camera degli Sposi (marriage chamber) in the Ducal Palace in Mantua; Discusses the technique, iconography, historical interpretations, and the recent restoration of the work; Wonderfully illustrated and informative. Contents as follows: "The most beautiful room in the world" / Michele Cordaro -- La camera degli Sposi : the oculus, the vault, the north or fireplace wall, the west wall, the east and south walls -- Notes on the Castello di San Giorgio and the architecture of the Camera Picta / Giovanni Rodella -- History of the conservation of the murals / Michele Cordaro -- Techniques used for the murals / Maurizio Marabelli, Giuseppina Vigliano. (Inventory #: 121952)