Attempts to analyze hidden meanings and secret messages in over 100 Renaissance masterpieces by great artists including Leonardo da Vinci, Donatello, and Michelangelo.
Giotto, Masaccio, Fra Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian
Vasari, Giorgio
2005
Profiles the lives and art of the most representative figures of Italian Renaissance painting and sculpture including Raphael, Michelangelo, and Giotto.
Includes reproductions of Durer's paintings, full-color plates, critical comments, survey of his life and work, a basic bibliography, and "catalogue raisonne.".
Presents a concise overview of Renaissance art from Italy and Northern Europe and provides biographical sketches on key Renaissance artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael as well as over one hundred forty color reproductions.
Presents an examination of the work of Michelangelo, in words and photographs, culled from primary documents such as his letters, poetry, and notes, and provides insights into how the artist perceived himself. Includes maps and biographical information.
A catalog to the 2002-2003 exhibition which showcases art produced in Florence under the influence of the first Medici grand dukes from 1537 to 1631, with essays that discuss the ties between the Medicis and Michelangelo, as well as their sponsorship of other artists.
This new volume gives readers an intimate look at the life of one of history's most brilliant and accomplished men. Filled with more than 100 full-color illustrarions.
Pays tribute to the variety and scope of Leonardo's interests and at the same time offers a fresh assessment of the artistic achievement of the Renaissance genius.
Chronicles the life and career of German artist Albrecht Durer, focusing on how his work reflected some of the most momentous events in early modern Europe history.
