The Renaissance : 1401-1610 : the splendor of European art

Title
The Renaissance : 1401-1610 : the splendor of European art

Summary
Presenting a tightly interwoven sequence of historical figures, master artists, and masterpieces, this book takes the reader through two centuries of European art and culture, from the world of the late Gothic aristocratic courts to the new political, religious and intellectual situation in Europe on the threshold of the Baroque. Examines the wondrous works of architecture, sculpture, painting, and the applied arts in most of the nations of Europe, spanning the 15th and 16th centuries.

Other Title
Renaissance : the splendor of European art

Uniform Title
Rinascimento. English

Year Published
2003

Physical Description
479 p. : ill., ports. ; 32 cm.

Note
"Art Director: Giorgio Seppi ; Managing Editor: Tatjana Pauli ; Editor: Sergio Scardoni ; Layout: Elastico, Milan ; Picture Research: Lucia Impelluso, with the assistance of Carla Ingicco ; Translation: Jay Hyams."--T.p. verso.
 
"English translation c2003 Mondadori Electa S.p.A., Milan."--T.p. verso.

Subject
Art, Renaissance.
 
Renaissance painting.
 
Renaissance sculpture.
 
Renaissance architecture.

Added Author
Hyams, Jay, 1949-
 
Scardoni, Sergio.
 
Pauli, Tatjana.
 
Seppi, Giorgio.
 
Zuffi, Stefano, 1961-

Summary
Presenting a tightly interwoven sequence of historical figures, master artists, and masterpieces, this book takes the reader through two centuries of European art and culture, from the world of the late Gothic aristocratic courts to the new political, religious and intellectual situation in Europe on the threshold of the Baroque. Examines the wondrous works of architecture, sculpture, painting, and the applied arts in most of the nations of Europe, spanning the 15th and 16th centuries.

ISBN
9780760742006

Publisher
New York : Barnes & Noble Books, 2003.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Edmonton Christian High709.02 RENBook30905000062186Non-Fiction