art, renaissance

Presents a comprehensive study of the works of late fifteenth-century Italian Renaissance artist, Raffaello di Giovanni Santi through a collection of over one hundred of his paintings and drawings that traces his life from Urbino to the papal court in Rome.

An illustrated text that describes the lives and works of Italian painters, sculptors, and architects from the thirteenth through seventeenth centuries.

An illustrated introduction to the music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, looking at life, art, and musical life in the era, discussing the characteristics of the music of the period, and examining the lives and careers of notable composers. Includes a study guide with activities, a time line, and composer summary charts.

Presents illustrated overviews of the architecture, sculpture, and painting of the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque periods, arranged by period; also includes a glossary and a bibliography.

An introduction to the work of Michelangelo, discussing the artist's career from his early days in Rome and Florence, through his work under the patronage of the church and his later years.

Sixteenth-century painter and architect Giorgio Vasari's classic work of biography, which presents accounts of more than two hundred painters, sculptors, and architects of the Italian Renaissance in generally chronological order from thirteenth-century painter Giovanni Cimabue to Vasari himself. Includes volume indexes of names.

Provides a chronicle of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, looking at the achievements realized in the areas of art, architecture, design, invention, and exploration, which began in Italy and spread throughout Europe.