{"title":"Renato Miracco","description":"\u003cp\u003eRenato Miracco offers insightful explorations into the world of art and culture, bringing to life the subtle connections between artists and their environments. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eMorandi 1890-1964\u003c\/em\u003e, delve into the nuances of artistic expression, revealing the layers behind renowned figures and their creative journeys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect richly detailed narratives that weave art history with cultural reflections, exemplified by titles like \u003cem\u003eOscar Wilde's Italian Dream\u003c\/em\u003e. Miracco's books invite a deeper appreciation of the cultural contexts shaping iconic artworks and personalities.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"oscar-wildes-italian-dream-by-renato-miracco-9788862087148","title":"Oscar Wilde's Italian Dream","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eOscar Wilde's Italian Dream 1875-1900\u003c\/em\u003e, leading Wilde author Renato Miracco has combined written research with visual iconographic material—from Wilde's earliest heady trips to Italy as an Oxford student to his final days in France and Italy in 1900 after his incarceration in Reading Gaol, and his voluntary exile from Great Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eItaly, and the larger world outside of London, was essential to the sensitivity and awareness of Wilde's identity, to his contributions to prison reform, and to his challenges to the social norms and sexual stereotypes in his last years. Latin formed the basis of a proper English gentleman's education—and Italy presented a landscape which animated and exacerbated social and personal conflict for young men such as Wilde. It also offered a great deal of sexual liberty compared to the oppressive moral atmosphere of England at that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe images Miracco has incorporated in this volume (including photos that Wilde received from the gay German photographer, Von Gloeden) are mainly unknown from private collections. Together with letters, reminiscences, magazine and newspaper articles (along with derogatory articles about Wilde written by the Italian press) they play a key role in placing Wilde's character, and an entire generation, in a complex context—not only literary, but also visual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReading about Naples, Rome, Palermo, Sicily, and Capri of that time, you see it as it must have appeared in the eyes of the writer. \u003cem\u003eOscar Wilde's Italian Dream 1875-1900\u003c\/em\u003e is a major addition to the canon of one of the world's greatest literary figures. The introduction to the book is by Philip Kennicott, the Pulitzer Prize-winning art and architecture critic of The Washington Post.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461226512620,"sku":"9788862087148","price":53.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9788862087148-oscar-wilde-s-italian-dream.jpg?v=1774962727"},{"product_id":"morandi-1890-1964-by-renato-miracco-9788861307162","title":"Morandi 1890-1964","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exceptional selection of works documenting the entire creative career of the Italian painter, from his powerful beginnings through his Metaphysical painting phase and into the hazy atmospheres of his later works. It includes 116 masterpieces arranged into self-portraits, still-lifes, landscapes and flowers, the four major themes that characterise his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection represents all the various expressive techniques used by Giorgio Morandi over the years: paint, etching, drawing and watercolour. The works have been obtained from major American museums such as the MoMA of New York, the National Gallery of Washington, the Phillips Collection and the Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, the Fogg Art Museum in Cambridge (Massachusetts), the Iowa Museum of Art and the Smith College Museum of Art in Northampton, as well as from famous private collections such as those of Roberto Longhi, Cesare Brandi, Lamberto Vitali, James Trall Soby, and John Rewald.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMorandi 1890-1964\u003c\/em\u003e by Renato Miracco presents this unique collection, showcasing the profound impact and enduring legacy of Morandi's art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597187891436,"sku":"9788861307162","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9788861307162-morandi-1890-1964.jpg?v=1777946953"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/renato-miracco.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}