Art of the Renaissance

By Peter Murray and Linda Murray

Book Overview

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 national schools of Siena, Umbria, Mantua and Rome; and the new ideas spread form Italy through France, the Netherlands, Austria, Spain and Portugal. Artists as diverse as Piero della Francesca, Van Eyck, Durer, 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 da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500200084
• ISBN13: 9780500200087
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Very poorly printed. Nothing like the original book

This is not a review of the text. This is a review of a book that was cobbled together on very cheap paper with no color illustrations at all and the black and white illustrations are very poorly presented. I do not know how this publisher got permission to reprint this book, but it's a very badly printed book. A cheap knock-off. Very disappointed in the "quality" (or lack thereof) of the book.