TY - BOOK AU - Hartt, Frederick TI - History of Italian Renaissance Art: : Painting, Sculpture, Architecture SN - 0500235104 U1 - 709.45 HAR 23 CY - London KW - Italian art KW - renaissance art KW - Florence KW - architectural history KW - sculpture KW - painting N1 - "Times Mirror books."; Includes index; Bibliography: p. [677]-684 N2 - 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. ER -