Italian Renaissance

Informationen zum Autor Luke Uglow (foreword) is a lecturer in Art History at the University of York. His research is focused on the reception of Italian Renaissance Art in the nineteenth century, particularly the historiography of early sixteenth-century Venetian painting. He has previously taught art history at the universities of Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Manchester. Klappentext A authoritative art book with full-page reproductions of famous works of the Italian Renaissance. Zusammenfassung The Renaissance (14th-17th C) was a pivotal period in the development of Western art, and Italy was its crucible. With fascinating insights and lush reproductions, this sumptuous book celebrates the prolific output of this era, from the radical perspective of Giotto to the High Renaissance giants: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael.

Klappentext

A authoritative art book with full-page reproductions of famous works of the Italian Renaissance.

Zusammenfassung
The Renaissance (14th-17th C) was a pivotal period in the development of Western art, and Italy was its crucible. With fascinating insights and lush reproductions, this sumptuous book celebrates the prolific output of this era, from the radical perspective of Giotto to the High Renaissance giants: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael.