Florence (Artistic Centers of the Italian Renaissance)

Author: Ames-Lewis, Francis

Brand: Cambridge University Press

Number Of Pages: 464

EAN: 9780521851626

Release Date: 14-11-2011

Package Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.7 x 1.1 inches

Languages: English

Binding: hardcover

Part Number: 282 b/w illus.

model number: 282 b/w illus.

Details: This volume examines works of art in a variety of media produced in Florence during the period from 1300 to 1600. Chronologically organized, each chapter examines works of art and architecture within the context of the major political, social, economic, and cultural events of the period. Patterns of patronage, both secular and religious, that accompanied changes in political authority as power shifted from Republican regimes to rule by the Medici family and back are also assessed. The volume follows the movements and trends that were initiated by Florentine artists beginning with Giotto in the fourteenth century; then followed a century later by Masaccio, Donatello, Brunelleschi, and Michelangelo; and finally the achievements of sixteenth-century artists such as Cellini, Bronzino, and Vasari. The book is lavishly illustrated in both black and white and color.