The Italian Renaissance was an unparalleled era of creativity, particularly in the field of painting. Building on the achievements of artists such as Giotto in the fourteenth century and Masacio and Donatello in the fifteenth centuries, and culminating in the careers of the undisputed geniuses Leonardo de Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian, the period witnessed the rediscovery of naturalistic techniques in art and new interest in portraiture, landscapes and themes from classical mythology. This imaginative richness produced some of the most enduring images in all art history, many of which are reproduced here in a perfect introduction to a unique age.
Art historian Sara Elliott has produced a lively and wide-ranging account of this great era of Western civilization, including extensive captions to each colour plate and many invaluable comparative illustrations.
- ISBN10 0714832383
- ISBN13 9780714832388
- Publish Date 18 August 1994 (first published 10 June 1976)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 October 1996
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Phaidon Press Ltd
- Edition New ed of 2 Revised ed
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 128
- Language English