Masters of the Renaissance (Illustrated) (English Edition)

This book is an easy to read, informative guide of one of the richest periods in art history. It begins with an introduction to the history of art from the Stone Age to the Late Middle Ages. It goes on to describe the cultural phenomenon known as the Renaissance and chronicles some of the advancements of painting, sculpture, and architecture.

You'll get a look at 18 of the Renaissance's most notable artists: Arcimboldo, Bosch, Botticelli, Bramante, Bruegel, Brunelleschi, Correggio, Donatello, Durer, Fouquet, Giorgione, Grunewald, Holbein, Leonardo, Mantegna, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Titian, their artwork. You'll find out why they were masters of the arts, and how they helped shape art as we know it today.

Contents

Introduction- What is Art?

Part I- Early Art

Cave Paintings
Art From The Early Civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome
Early Eastern Art

Part II- The Middle Ages
Europe Between the Romans and the Renaissance
The Black Death and the Danse Macabre
Religious Art and the Middle Ages

Part III- The Renaissance
A Period of Rebirth
Painting
Sculpture
Architecture

Part IV-The Masters of the Renaissance
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Hieronymus Bosch
Sandro Botticelli
Donato Bramante
Fillipo Brunelleschi
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Antonio da Correggio
Donatello
Albrecht Dürer
Jean Fouquet
Giorgione
Matthias Grünewald
Hans Holbein the Younger
Leonardo da Vinci
Andrea Mantegna
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Raphael Sanzio
Titian

Part V- Conclusions
The Baroque and Beyond
The Future of Art

Glossary

Index of Illustrations