The
Renaissance began in Italy, but it grew out of European civilization,
with roots in Antiquity, in Christian dogma, and in Byzantium. The artistic
ferment which had taken hold of Florence by 1420 was also reflected
in the regional schools of Siena, Umbria, Mantua and Rome; and the new
ideas spread from Italy through France, the Netherlands, Austria, Spain
and Portugal. The book includes artists as diverse as Piero della Francesca,
Van Eyck, Durer, Mantegna and Bellini, as well as the High Renaissance
masters Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. With superb illustrations
of the artists' work and crucial historical information about the "rebirth"
of arts and letters, the authors illuminate one of the most important
periods of art history.
"The gap in the
literature of the Renaissance has indeed been filled." —Arts
Review
The
Renaissance began in Italy, but it grew out of European civilization,
with roots in Antiquity, in Christian dogma, and in Byzantium. The artistic
ferment which had taken hold of Florence by 1420 was also reflected
in the regional schools of Siena, Umbria, Mantua and Rome; and the new
ideas spread from Italy through France, the Netherlands, Austria, Spain
and Portugal. The book includes artists as diverse as Piero della Francesca,
Van Eyck, Durer, Mantegna and Bellini, as well as the High Renaissance
masters Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. With superb illustrations
of the artists' work and crucial historical information about the "rebirth"
of arts and letters, the authors illuminate one of the most important
periods of art history.