ENGLISH

The Art of the Renaissance (World of Art)

By Peter Murray

Book information

Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Year
1985
ISBN
0500200084, 9780500200087
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
50 MB (52880346 bytes)
Edition
Reprint
Pages
288\292
Time added
2024-10-31 15:37:37

Description

The Renaissance began in Italy, but it grew out of European civilization, with roots in Antiquity, in Christian dogma, and in Byzantium. The artistic ferment which had taken hold of Florence by 1420 was also reflected in the regional schools of Siena, Umbria, Mantua and Rome; and the new ideas spread from Italy through France, the Netherlands, Austria, Spain and Portugal. The book includes artists as diverse as Piero della Francesca, Van Eyck, Durer, Mantegna and Bellini, as well as the High Renaissance masters Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. With superb illustrations of the artists' work and crucial historical information about the "rebirth" of arts and letters, the authors illuminate one of the most important periods of art history. 251 illus., 51 in color.

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