Italian Renaissance Painting - Colour Library

Sara Elliott

ISBN 10: 0714828688 / ISBN 13: 9780714828688

Published by Phaidon Press Ltd, London & New York, 1993

About this Item

Study of painting in the Italian Renaissance era. 126pp illustrated with 48 colour plates, each with an extensive caption. Minor surface scuffing, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Seller Inventory # 016255

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Italian Renaissance Painting - Colour Library
• Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd, London & New York
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0714828688
• ISBN 13: 9780714828688
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Sara Elliott is an art historian.