15th and 16th centuries

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.

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.

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

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

Contains biographies of ten Renaissance artists, including Donatello, Michelangelo, and da Vinci, providing information about their childhoods, artistic development, techniques, and important works, and including little-known facts about their lives and personalities.

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.