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29%OFFStefano Zuffi - European Art of the Fifteenth Century (Art Through the Centuries) - 9780892368310 - V9780892368310
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European Art of the Fifteenth Century (Art Through the Centuries)

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Description for European Art of the Fifteenth Century (Art Through the Centuries) Paperback. Analyzes the most important people, places, and concepts of the early Renaissance period, whose explosion of creativity was to spread throughout Europe in the 16th century. In this book, important facts are called out in the margins of each entry, and key elements are pointed out on each illustration. Series: Art Through the Centuries. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 804.
Influenced by a revival of interest in Greco-Roman ideals and sponsored by a newly prosperous merchant class, fifteenth-century artists produced works of astonishingly innovative content and technique. The International Gothic style of painting, still popular at the beginning of the century, was giving way to the influence of Early Netherlandish Flemish masters such as Jan van Eyck, who emphasized narrative and the complex use of light for symbolic meaning. Patrons favoured paintings in oil and on wooden panels for works ranging from large, hinged altarpieces to small, increasingly lifelike portraits. This beautifully illustrated guide analyzes the most important people, places, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Getty Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Art Through the Centuries
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Santa Monica CA, United States
ISBN
9780892368310
SKU
V9780892368310
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Ref
99-37

About Stefano Zuffi
STEFANO ZUFFI is a Milanese art historian who has written more than forty books on European art.

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