Memory Fitness: A Guide for Successful Aging - Hardcover

Einstein, Gilles O.; McDaniel, Professor Mark A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 030010023X ISBN 13: 9780300100235

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2004

Synopsis

The decades from 1500 to 1550 in Florence encompassed one of the most original and outstanding periods in the entire history of art. This gloriously illustrated book gathers and describes many of the beloved paintings, drawings, and sculptures created by the greatest masters of the period along with less familiar but equally beautiful and intriguing works. The contributors to the volume explore the masterpieces of Florence and challenge conventional interpretations of the evolution of this art.
The book outlines the historical context of the Florentine High Renaissance and then discusses  drawings, paintings, and sculpture in turn. Focusing on major artists and their contemporaries and allies, the authors demonstrate the great importance of drawing during this period and show that there was a consistency in the brand of creativity found in such artists as Michelangelo, Fiorentino, Cellini, and Bronzino. The authors question the relevance of terms like High Renaissance and Mannerism, and they contend that, contrary to commonly held assumptions, there was no strong stylistic division between art produced in Florence before and after the death of Raphael in 1520.

About this title

From the Back Cover

"A clear and scientific evaluation of age-related memory changes and what can be done to minimize them."-Timothy Salthouse, director, Cognitive Aging Lab, University of Virginia

About the Author

Gilles O. Einstein is professor and chair, Department of Psychology, Furman University. Mark A. McDaniel is professor and chair, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico. The authors' research in cognition and memory has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and NASA for over fifteen years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 030010023X
• ISBN 13: 9780300100235
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304