15th and 16th centuries

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15th and 16th centuries

England and the Italian Renaissance

the growth of interest in its history and art
2005
A chronological narrative of England's history and development during the Italian Renaissance that explores how each country's cultural history was influenced by the other during the time period.
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Landmarks of Western Art

The Renaissance
1989
The Renaissance is the remarkable story of the age in which the techniques and inspirations which had been lost since the classical era were rediscovered and reintroduced into the world of art. It was this golden age which inspired the likes of Leonardo da Vinci and Titian. This episode features the work of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Holbein and Michelangelo, and includes such masterpieces as The Mona Lisa, The Last Supper and the Assumption.

A look at Renaissance art

2014
An introduction to Renaissance art that covers events, procedures, ideas, and concepts.

Michelangelo

2003
An illustrated biography of Michelangelo, discussing his childhood in fifteenth-century Italy, his training to become an artist, and his extraordinary talent, and looking at some of the lasting works he created.

Art & visual culture, 1100-1600

Medieval to Renaissance
2013
Explores art and visual culture from 1100 to 1600 and features essays on key themes of Medieval and Renaissance art.

Northern Renaissance art

painting, sculpture, the graphic arts from 1350 to 1575
2005
Discusses the art of the Northern Renaissance, including the works of Bosch, Durer, Van Eych, Holbein, and others, and examines geographic, economic, social, and religious issues that affected this period of art. Contains more than 680 illustrations, including 85 full-color plates.

Renaissance art

a crash course
2001
A color-illustrated, period-by-period overview of Renaissance art that describes the major movements, artists, and works and includes a glossary and a time line of concurrent world events.

Gardner's art through the ages

1986
Since publication of the first edition in 1926, Helen Gardner's Art through the Ages has been a favorite with generations of students and general readers, who have found it an exciting and informative survey.

Caravaggio

1984

Painters of the Renaissance

2013
Presents painters of the Renaissance, examining progress in the art world at this time and the artists who moved the craft forward.

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