Italian Renaissance Art

by Laurie Schneider Adams

http://amazon.com/dp/0813349028

Art historian Laurie Schneider Adams opens this lavishly-illustrated introduction to one of the greatest periods of artistic genius in western history with the late Byzantine work of Cimabue and concludes with the transition to Mannerism. The author presents the most important and innovative artists and their principal works, with a clear emphasis on selectivity and understanding, also focusing on style and iconography, and on art and artists, incorporating different methodological approaches to create a wider understanding and appreciation of the art. More than 400 images include over 300 in full-color. Over 50 images were changed from black and white to full-color for this edition.