The
sculptors of the Italian Renaissance transformed their Classical and
regional heritage. From about 1200 to 1600, these masters introduced
revolutionary innovations in freestanding figures and portraits, while
on reliefs convincing perspective was employed for the first time,
predating its use in painting. The Renaissance notion of the artist
as genius is vividly embodied in contemporary sculptors, from Nicola
Pisano through Brunelleschi and Donatello to Michelangelo and Giambologna.
Roberta Olson surveys the extraordinary artistic achievements of the
period, which were to affect for ever after the practice of Western
art.
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The
sculptors of the Italian Renaissance transformed their Classical and
regional heritage. From about 1200 to 1600, these masters introduced
revolutionary innovations in freestanding figures and portraits, while
on reliefs convincing perspective was employed for the first time,
predating its use in painting. The Renaissance notion of the artist
as genius is vividly embodied in contemporary sculptors, from Nicola
Pisano through Brunelleschi and Donatello to Michelangelo and Giambologna.
Roberta Olson surveys the extraordinary artistic achievements of the
period, which were to affect for ever after the practice of Western
art.