{"product_id":"piero-di-cosimos-the-forest-fire","title":"Piero di Cosimo's The Forest Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis booklet takes a detailed look at 'The Forest Fire' by Piero di Cosimo, one of the best-known paintings of the early Renaissance in Britain, part of the Ashmolean Museum's collection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough small in length, this booklet provides a wonderfully comprehensive examination of the early Renaissance painting; with ample explanation of technique, composition, subject and context for those interested in learning more about this fascinating work. Also included is a timeline of the artist's life through contemporary documents and list for suggested further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePiero di Cosimo (1461\/62-1522)\u003c\/strong\u003e was characterised in Giorgio Vasari's \u003cem\u003eLives of the Artists \u003c\/em\u003e(1550) as an eccentric, who lived on a diet of hard-boiled eggs, and hated the sounds of children crying, men coughing, and friars chanting. Yet Piero was a successful artist in Florence, celebrated for his imaginative and often unorthodox treatment of classical themes, and for his fascination with nature. \u003cem\u003eThe Forest Fire \u003c\/em\u003ein the Ashmolean is one of his most beautiful and enigmatic pictures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ashmolean Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64116888437113,"sku":"ASH-1044","price":7.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/7566\/5197\/files\/Cosmio_Forest_Fire_Booklet.jpg?v=1785502774","url":"https:\/\/shop.ashmolean.org\/products\/piero-di-cosimos-the-forest-fire","provider":"Ashmolean Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}