art, renaissance

The story of Raphael, a boy who wants to become an artist, provides the backdrop for a lesson about Renaissance painters and the art of perspective.

A study of medieval Italian art, considering how the works were created, where they were originally displayed, and what messages art patrons hoped to convey.

Uses text from the King James Bible, selections of Renaissance poetry and carols, and Renaissance artwork from the National Gallery to retell the Christmas story.

Text and color pictures present the evolution of art during the Renaissance, chiefly in Italy.

Describes the history and main characteristics of Renaissance art and examines numerous examples of the painting, architecture, and sculpture of the period.

Presents the art of Flanders, the Netherlands, France, and Germany in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries with themes of the church and state, Protestant and Catholic, man and woman, artist and patron, and city life and court life.

Discusses the art of Renaissance Rome between 1400 and 1600 that was sponsored by the rival societal forces of the clergy on one hand and the nobility on the other. During this time churches, palaces, paintings, and sculptures were created, and Rome was restructured as an urban setting.

Offers a brief introduction to the life and work of Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti.

Examines art produced during the Renaissance, an era of cultural advancement that occurred between the 1320s and the 1660s, describing the origins of the movement in Italy, its characteristics, and its spread throughout Europe, and introducing representative artists and works.