Six New Art Books: Raffaello, Savinio, Gribaudo and More

A roundup of six recently published art books covers diverse topics from Renaissance frescoes to contemporary philosophy. 'La Grazia è Bellezza. La Libreria Piccolomini nel Duomo di Siena' by Roberto Barzanti and Marilena Caciorgna, published by Sillabe, collects conference proceedings from February 27, 2020, about Raffaello's intervention in the Piccolomini Library in Siena Cathedral, marking the 500th anniversary of his death. 'Savinio. A-Z' by Ester Coen, published by Electa, is an encyclopedia-like volume with 107 entries by 31 authors, accompanying the upcoming exhibition 'Savinio. Incanto e mito' at Palazzo Altemps in Rome. Edizioni Tlon launches 'Uqbar', a new e-book series collecting talks from the digital festival 'Prendiamola con filosofia', with first titles by Alain De Botton, Jean-Luc Nancy, and Franco Arminio with Vito Mancuso; proceeds go to Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital in Rome. Victoria Surliuga's e-book 'Omaggio a Ezio Gribaudo / Homage to Ezio Gribaudo', published by Texas Tech University Libraries and ytali.com, honors the Turin artist-editor on his 92nd birthday (January 10). 'San Martino a Lucca. Storie della cattedrale' by Paolo Bertoncini Sabatini, published by PubliEd, celebrates the 950th anniversary of Lucca's cathedral with expert essays and artistic photography. Massimo Roscia's novel 'Il dannato caso del Signor Emme' (Exòrma Edizioni) revives war photographer Paolo Monelli and features Ghitta Carell, a pioneer of photo retouching.