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Hartt, Frederick

History of Italian Renaissance Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture/ by Frederick Hartt - New Revised Edition - London Thames and Hudson 1987 - 703 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.

"Times Mirror books." Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [677]-684.

This volume is a journey through four centuries of Italian Renaissance painting, sculpture, and architecture. Its color illustrations, fine writing, and in-depth scholarship bring into focus all the elements of this extraordinarily creative period and the remarkable personalities who gave it life. Highlights of this fifth edition include a new design with more than half the artworks illustrated in full color, new views of frescoes and sculptures photographed in their original locations that offer insight into the way the art was originally experienced, fresh views of great works of art that have been restored since the last edition, and extended captions that identify Renaissance patrons and provide details about historical context, emphasizing how the art was created and why. Building on the book's more than 30-year tradition, revising author David G. Wilkins blends new scholarly discoveries with the enthusiasm that Hartt conveyed to generations of students and admirers of Italian Renaissance art.

ISBN: 0500235104

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Italian art
renaissance art--Florence
architectural history-- painting--sculpture

Dewey Class. No.: 709.45 HAR / 10277