History of Italian Renaissance (Trade) (5th Edition)
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Book Description
Frederick Hartt's unrivaled classic is a dazzling journey through four centuries of Italian Renaissance painting, sculpture, and architecture. Its sumptuous color illustrations, fine writing, and in-depth scholarship bring into focus all the elements of this extraordinarily creative period and the remarkable personalities who gave it life. Highlights of this Fifth Edition include:
* a striking new design with more than half the artworks illustrated in full color
* new views of frescoes and sculptures photographed in their original locations that offer a dynamic insight into the way the art was originally experienced
* fresh views of great works of art that have been restored since the last edition
* extended captions that identify Renaissance patrons and provide details about historical context, emphasizing how the art was created and why
The publisher, Prentice-Hall Humanities/Social Science
Long hailed as one of the most comprehensive and richly detailed chronologies of painting, sculpture, and architecture in Italy from c. 1200 A.D. to c. 1594 A. D., this volume focuses on the works of art, their creators, and the circumstances affecting their creation.
History of Italian Renaissance (Trade) (5th Edition),Frederick Hartt,David G. Wilkins,Prentice Hall,0131832514,15th-16th Century Art,Art,Art & Art Instruction,European,History - Renaissance,Art / General
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