Encyclopedia of Italian Renaissance and Mannerist Art [2 Bd.e]. Grove Encyclopedias of European Art.

Turner, Jane (ed.):

ISBN 10: 0333760948 / ISBN 13: 9780333760949

Published by U.S.:Grove. 16.03.2000., 2000

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XXV, 931 / - 1881 Seiten / p., 40 / 40 plates Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - sehr guter Zustand / very good condition - The Encyclopedia of Italian Renaissance and Mannerist Art covers the major artistic developments in Italy from c. 1400 to c. 1600. This was an extraordinary period in the history of artone that witnessed the rebirth of the humanistic spirit of antiquity and also produced some of rhe most famous artists of all time, including Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Michelangelo. -- Beginning with transitional Late Gothic artists such as Giotto, the biographies in this comprehensive two-volume work trace the evolution of new modes of artistic expression, from scientific naturalism and the development of linear perspective to the exploration of new secular themes derived from Classical literature and mythology. -- All three phases of Renaissance art are covered early, middle and late (the latter period also known as Mannerist). Like the award-winning 34-volume Dictionary of Art, from which the revised and thoroughly updated entries in this encyclopedia have been drawn, the coverage also includes articles on cities, building types, art forms and styles, patrons, collectors and writers, and in-depth surveys of all the fine and decorative arts in Italy during the Renaissance and Mannerist periods. Over 1000 entries are complemented by 750 black-and-white and 200 colour illustrations. -- The Grove Encyclopedias of European Art is one of five new innovative series of encyclopedias that make up the Grove Library of World Art. Published in more accessible and affordable one-to three-volume formats, these revised encyclopedias will make available for the first time some of rhe most popular areas of the renowned Dictionary of Art. ISBN 9780333760949 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 4901 Original Leinen kaschiert mit Schutzumschlag / Cloth laminated with dust jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Encyclopedia of Italian Renaissance and Mannerist Art [2 Bd.e]. Grove Encyclopedias of European Art.
• Publisher: U.S.:Grove. 16.03.2000.
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333760948
• ISBN 13: 9780333760949
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Gut
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 4901 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Rennaissance

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Synopsis

These two alphabetically arranged volumes cover the major artistic developments in Italy from circa 1300 to circa 1600, a period that marks the Renaissance (or rebirth) of the humanistic spirit of classical antiquity. It is the period in which some of the most famous artists of all time were active, including Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Michelangelo. Beginning with transitional Late Gothic artists such as Giotto, the biographies trace the evolution of new modes of artistic expression, from scientific naturalism and the development of linear perspective to the exploration of new secular themes derived from Classical literature and mythology. All three phases of Renaissance art are covered, early, high and late (the latter period also known as Mannerist). Besides biographies on all types of artists, from painters, illuminators, sculptors and architects to printmakers and maiolica designers, patrons and collectors, there are entries on styles such as all'antica, important art forms such as cassone, cities such as Siena, Florence, Perugia, Venice and in-depth surveys of all the fine and decorative art forms in Italy during the Renaissance and Mannerist periods.

About the Author

JANE TURNER was responsible for overseeing the Herculean task of editing The Dictionary of Art, which comprised the contributions of 6802 international scholars and which took an arduous 14 years to complete. A specialist in Old Master drawings, she is currently completing catalogues of 17th-century Dutch drawings for the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York (where she was formerly an Assistant Curator), and the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.