The Art of the Renaissance (World of Art)

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. 251 illus., 51 in color. "The gap in the literature of the Renaissance has indeed been filled." --Arts Review "The Renaissance began in Italy, but it was not a purely Italian phenomenon. 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 Netherland, Austria, Spain and Portugal. Artists as diverse as Piero della Francesca, Van Eyck, Dürer, Mantegna and Bellini are included, with superb illustrations of their work, and the book closes with the advent of the giants of the High Renaissance --Leonardo de Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. "The gap in the literature of the Renaissance has indeed been filled" (Arts Review) -- En la cubierta Describes the art styles of the early Renaissance beginning in Italy in the late fourteenth century and spreading throughout Europe to the late sixteenth century. Reprint. Originally published: New York : Praeger, 1963 Includes index