Botticelli

The Phaidon Classics series revives a much beloved group of artist monographs from the Phaidon archive, breathing new life into the timeless work of art history's finest scholars in beautifully updated editions.

Building on the authority of the classic texts, each volume features a newly commissioned essay by a leading contemporary scholar that examines and summarizes the influence of the original scholarship and the critical discourse that has developed since its original publication. Complemented by a new, contemporary design and luxurious full colour images, with hand-worked tip-ins throughout, each elegantly crafted Phaidon Classic enhances the features of the original volumes with all the benefits of 21st-century production advances, continuing the legacy of fine craftsmanship and design for which Phaidon is world-renowned.

Celebrates one of the greatest and most loved painters of the Early Renaissance with luxurious, large-format images, showcasing Botticelli's exquisitely luminous portraits, mythological and religious scenes including Primavera, the Birth of Venus and the Adoration of the Magi.

The classic essay by Lionello Venturi is complemented by a new preface from Botticelli specialist Alessandro Cecchi that comments on current scholarship and puts the artist into a contemporary context.