Bibliograph

Painters of the Renaissance, edited by Kathleen Kuiper, Senior editor, Arts and culture

Type

Label

Painters of the Renaissance, edited by Kathleen Kuiper, Senior editor, Arts and culture

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Painters of the Renaissance

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

801996493

Responsibility statement

edited by Kathleen Kuiper, Senior editor, Arts and culture

Series statement

The Renaissance

Summary

"Some of the world's most celebrated works of artthe Mona Lisa and The Birth of Venus, to name just twowere produced during the period of cultural reawakening known as the Renaissance. Painters of the era incorporated new techniques and ideals while reflecting in their works the dramatic social, religious, and political changes of the time. Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and El Greco are just a few of the notable Renaissance artists profiled in this volume, which also includes vibrant images of a number of influential works."--Publisher description

Table Of Contents

1. Art and the Renaissance. The early Renaissance in Italy -- The founder of Renaissance painting: Masaccio -- Perspective -- Florentine painters of the mid-15th century -- Late 15th-century Florentine painters -- Diffusion of the innovations of the Florentine school -- The transformations of Leonardo da Vinci -- Sfumato -- 2. High and late Renaissance. Italian Renaissance masters -- Enigmatic and influential -- The high Renaissance in Venice -- Italian mannerism of the late Renaissance: The hallmarks of mannerism ; Mannerist painters in Florence and Rome -- Renaissance painting outside of Italy: France ; Spain ; Germany ; The low countries and Netherlandish art -- 3. Painters of the early Renaissance. Paolo Uccello: Early work ; Later years -- Fra Angelico: San Domenico period ; Years at the Priory of San Marco ; Roman period -- Masaccio: Apprenticeship and early works ; The Brancacci Chapel ; The trinity -- Fra Filippo Lippi -- Piero della Francesca: Early career ; Mature period ; Last years -- Giovanni Bellini -- Andrea Mantegna: Independence and early years ; Years as a court painter in Mantua -- Sandro Botticelli: Painting apprenticeship and early career ; Andrea del Verrocchio ; Devotional paintings ; Secular patronage and works ; Mythological paintings ; Late works -- Domenico Ghirlandaio -- Perugino: Mature work ; Late work -- Leonardo da Vinci, the painter: First service in Milan ; Return to Florence ; Second stay in Milan ; Last years -- 4. Artists of the high Renaissance. Michelangelo, the painter: Early life and works ; The middle years: the Sistine Chapel frescoes ; The restoration of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel ; The last paintings -- Giorgione -- Raphael: Apprenticeship at Perugia ; Move to Florence ; Last years in Rome -- Andrea del Sarto -- Titian: Mature life and works ; Late life and works -- Correggio -- 5. Painters of Italian mannerism and late Renaissance. Parmigianino -- Tintoretto: Early life ; Biographer of Renaissance painters ; Career -- Paolo Veronese -- Sofonisba Anguissola -- 6. Northern Renaissance painters. Early Renaissance: Robert Campin ; Tres riches heures du duc de Berry ; Jan van Eyck ; Rogier van der Weyden ; Dieric Bouts ; Hans Memling ; Hugo van der Goes ; Hieronymus Bosch -- High and late Renaissance: Albrecht Durer ; Matthias Grunewald ; Hans Holbein the Younger ; Pieter Bruegel, the Elder ; El Greco

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