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Understanding Italian Renaissance Painting

Understanding Italian Renaissance Painting A Guide to the Artists, Ideas and Key Works

Paperback (24 May 2010)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780500977033
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Imprint: Thames and Hudson
Pub date:
DEWEY: 759.509024
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 399
Weight: 1236g
Height: 251mm
Width: 179mm
Spine width: 31mm