Philippe Ducat's Fictional Account of Piero della Francesca
Philippe Ducat's book 'Le Duc et le Maître' is part of the 'Ateliers imaginaires' collection, which uses historical knowledge to create fictional narratives about famous artists. The book focuses on Piero della Francesca and his patron, the Duke of Urbino, told through an improbable manuscript by Lorentino d'Arezzo, a real apprentice of the master. Ducat, known for his graphic design work, blends humor with pictorial analysis, supplemented by an iconographic section. The collection includes titles on Gauguin, Gustave Moreau, Monet, Manet, Degas, and Otto Dix, each by different authors.
Key facts
- Philippe Ducat authored 'Le Duc et le Maître'.
- The book is part of the 'Ateliers imaginaires' collection.
- It focuses on Piero della Francesca and the Duke of Urbino.
- The narrative is framed as a manuscript by Lorentino d'Arezzo.
- Ducat is also a graphic designer known for his humor.
- The collection includes works on Gauguin, Moreau, Monet, Manet, Degas, and Dix.
- The book includes pictorial analysis and an iconographic section.
- The review was published in artpress in 2011.
Entities
Artists
- Philippe Ducat
- Piero della Francesca
- Lorentino d'Arezzo
- Paul Gauguin
- Gustave Moreau
- Claude Monet
- Édouard Manet
- Edgar Degas
- Otto Dix
- Philippe Dagen
- Anne Malherbe
- Pierre Wat
- Éric Darragon
- Marie Gispert
Institutions
- artpress
Locations
- Urbino
- Italy
Sources
- artpress —