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Raphael

from Urbino to Rome
2004
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.

Art, power, and patronage in Renaissance Italy

2005
An illustrated text that describes the lives and works of Italian painters, sculptors, and architects from the thirteenth through seventeenth centuries.

The Middle Ages and the Renaissance

2000
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.

The 100 most influential painters & sculptors of the Renaissance

2010
Presents the lives of the painters and sculptors of the Renaissance, beginning with the Italian artists of the early period, to the later artists in western and northern Europe.

Understanding art

a reference guide to painting, sculpture, and architecture in the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque periods
2000
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.

Michelangelo

1992
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.

Lives of the painters, sculptors, and architects

1996
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.

Renaissance

1995
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.

Three masters of the Renaissance

Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
1999
Examines the lives and works of three of the most significant artists of the Renaissance, including Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael.

Michelangelo and the Renaissance

1997
Text and color illustrations present sixteenth-century Italian artist Michelangelo's life, times, works, and influence.

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