15th and 16th centuries

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.

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

As an apprentice in his uncle's studio, Antonio learns that creating beautiful frescoes for a Florentine chapel demands tedious chores, long hours, and unending patience.

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.

Text and photographs interweave biography and social history to provide an understanding of the historical setting of the Renaissance artists.

Examines Renaissance art as a reflection of the culture of the period which lasted from the fourteenth to the mid-seventeenth century, and includes discussion of selected artists, and examples of their work.

Text and photographs interweave biography and social history to provide an understanding of the historical setting of the Renaissance artists.