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1) Renaissance
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 11 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Provides background information on major works of Renaissance art, the artists who produced them, and the times in which they were created.
Text and photographs interweave biography and social history to provide an understanding of the historical setting of the Renaissance artists.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries was a period of unsurpassed splendor in the history of art. this extraordinary era saw the revival of interest in classical culture and philosophical attitudes, as well as new technical advances in oil painting, architecture and sculpture. It was the age of great artistic geniuses such as Masaccio, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Van Eyck, Durer and Titian. This book takes the reader on a fascinating journey...
Series
Da Vinci and mysteries of the Renaissance volume disc 5
Publisher
Distributed by Questar
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Traces the creation of new styles and roles for art through the lives and work of various masters including Donatello, Brunelleschi, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian and Caravaggio.
Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 129
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this fascinating study, Alison Cole explores the distinctive uses of art at the five great secular courts of Naples, Urbino, Ferrara, Mantua, and Milan. The princes who ruled these city-states, vying with each other and with the great European courts, relied on artistic patronage to promote their legitimacy and authority. Major artists and architects, from Mantegna and Pisanello to Bramante and Leonardo da Vinci, were commissioned to design, paint,...
11) Renaissance
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A history of Renaissance art, placing the time in its historical and political context and arguing that the Renaissance grew out of the achievements of the medieval period.