Understanding Italian Renaissance Painting. A Guide To The Artists, Ideas And Key Works

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2010
Edition: First Edition

Description: 399 pages. Ex-Library. Book and Jacket are both in Good condition. There is some light shelf and reading wear, but still a presentable copy.

Publishers Description: Filled with great masterpieces by such artists as Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Masaccio, Piero della Francesca, Mantegna and Titian, "Understanding Italian Renaissance Painting" takes a journey into their world. As in the acclaimed and innovative "How to Read a Painting", each spread uses an important painting as a way to explain a key concept, with numerous large details. Here, 180 works illuminate key ideas in Renaissance painting, from perspective and the golden section to grace and symbolism. In addition, there are brief biographies of the major artists. The result is an original, accessible and affordable volume that offers an introduction into the art and culture of the Italian Renaissance.

ISBN: 9780500977033