Italian Renaissance Art: Volume One by Campbell, Stephen J.

ISBN: 0500293325

Author: Campbell, Stephen J.

Condition: new

A new editionnow in two volumesof the largest and most comprehensive textbook about Italian Renaissance art Now in its second edition, Italian Renaissance Art presents an updated and even more accessible history. The book has been split into two volumes: the first, covering the period 1300 to 1510; the second, 1490 to 1600. The volumes retain the same innovative decade-by-decade structure as the first edition, and a number of chapters have been revised by the authors to reflect the latest scholarship. The coverage of the Trecento has been expanded, and a new appendix section explains all the key Renaissance art-making techniques, with illustrations and step-by-steps for such processes as lost-wax casting. This book tells the story of art in the great cities of Rome, Florence, and Venice while profiling a range of other centers throughout Italyincluding in this edition art from Naples, Padua, and Palermo. 836 illustrations, 722 in color