Renaissance Art - Couverture souple

Legrand, Gérard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0550101217 ISBN 13 : 9780550101211

Editeur : Chambers, 2004

Synopsis

Chambers Arts Library is a new series designed to provide students and general readers with authoritative, affordable and beautifully illustrated books on a range of topics. Written by experts and featuring extensive bibliographies, this collection is an essential resource for anyone with an interest in the arts. This concise overview of the art of the Renaissance will provide a valuable resource for students and teachers, as well as giving the general reader insight into one of the richest periods of Western art and culture. A wide range of material from Italy and Northern Europe is presented, and the book is extensively illustrated with colour plates of major works. Panels focus on the life and work of key Renaissance artists as well as highlighting significant milestones of the period, such as the development of the theory of perspective and the building of St Peter's Basilica. 144 colours plates, including some of the most significant Renaissance works. Panels highlight information about artists such as Botticelli, Raphael, da Vinci, Michelangelo, Titian and Dürer. Chronology puts works in political and social context.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Gérard Legrand is an art and film critic who has taught at the prestigious FEMIS film school in Paris. He has lectured at the Institute of Art and Archaeology in Paris, and co-edited the Robert Universal Dictionary of Painting. He worked with André Breton on l'Art magique ('Magical Art', reprinted by Adam Biro/Phébus), and is the author of Giorgio de Chirico (Filipacchi).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Chambers
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0550101217
• ISBN 13: 9780550101211
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: HACHETTE LIVRE SA; https://www.hachette.fr/; ; 1 AVENUE GUTENBERG; MAUREPAS CEDEX; 78319; France