Voyage de Venise au Mont Sinai 1467. Philosophie artists and art lovers

artists and art lovers

sumptuous golden masks

que l’intensité dramatique de ses œuvres soit tout à la fois «tempérée et révélée par la lumière naturelle«

and Heinz Wismann

Voyage de Venise au Mont Sinai 1467. Philosophie artists and art loversThe wonderful drawings gathered under this cover have a story. A very ancient story, beginning in the 14th century, with a certain Niccol da Poggibonsi of Tuscany, a Franciscan monk, who undertook a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Upon his return, armed with his experience, Niccol wrote a veritable travel guide for future pilgrims. The book was a success. It was called: The Book of Overseas. In the following century, Niccol's book was translated into