Painting in Renaissance Italy : 400 masterpieces / introduction by Filippo Pedrocco ; texts by Simonetta Nava ; [translation Susan Scott].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nava, Simonetta.

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Painting, Italian--15th century--Catalogs.

Painting, Italian.

Painting, Italian--16th century--Catalogs.

Painting, Renaissance--Italy--Catalogs.

Painting, Renaissance.

Italy.

Genre:

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

311 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Edition:

American edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Rizzoli ; Milan : RCS Libri, 1999.

Summary:

This fresh and insightful look at Renaissance painting provides a captivating visual tour of the greatest works of the Renaissance in Italy. Over 400 paintings are featured, by artists such as Michelangelo, Fra Angelico, Piero della Francesca, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Botticelli. Each painting is accompanied by an extended caption offering information and insight about each work. Beginning with Florence in the first half of the fifteenth century, "Painting in Renaissance Italy" travels through the regions of Italy and the different periods of the Renaissance, explaining the different physical and intellectual milieus in which the artists worked. By placing the artists and their work in context, this volume offers a more complete understanding and appreciation of the paintings of the Renaissance. With an illuminating introduction by Italian art expert Filippo Pedrocco, this book provides a novel approach to one of the most prolific and exciting periods of art history.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0847822559

OCLC:

43679542