- This is the first book in English on Milanese Painter Bramantino. The last major books in Italian were published in 1953 and 1976. The long essay condenses major research from the same team of scholars
- Beautifully illustrated with many details: a photographic campaign was commissioned for this book to
- Mauro Magliani, one of the best art photographers in Italy of great importance to all interested in tapestries
- The book is essential reading for scholars and students of the Italian Renaissance and of the Milanese one in particular
Bramantino paintings outside of Italy: National Gallery, London; Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Köln; Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid; Muzeul National de Arta, Bucarest; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Art and Archeology, Columbia (Missouri)
Born in Bergamo and documented since 1480, Bramantino died in Milan in 1530. His nickname derives from his relationship with Bramante, the great architect of the Sforza court. From his youthful Adoration of the Shepherds to the Saint Sebastian (1515 ca.), Bramantino was always up to date with the most innovative art, but, at the same time, developed his own style, somewhat abstract and ripe with mysterious iconographies.