Masters of the Renaissance

This book is an easy to read, informative guide of one of the richest periods in art history. It begins with an introduction to the history of art from the Stone Age to the Late Middle Ages. It goes on to describe the cultural phenomenon known as the Renaissance and chronicles some of the advancements of painting, sculpture, and architecture. 

 

You'll get a look at 18 of the Renaissance's most notable artists: Arcimboldo, Bosch, Botticelli, Bramante, Bruegel, Brunelleschi, Correggio, Donatello, Durer, Fouquet, Giorgione, Grunewald, Holbein, Leonardo, Mantegna, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Titian, their artwork. You'll find out why they were masters of the arts, and how they helped shape art as we know it today. 


Contents 

 

Introduction- What is Art? 


Part I- Early Art 


 Cave Paintings 

 Art From The Early Civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome 

 Early Eastern Art 


Part II- The Middle Ages 

 Europe Between the Romans and the Renaissance 

 The Black Death and the Danse Macabre 

 Religious Art and the Middle Ages 


Part III- The Renaissance 

 A Period of Rebirth 

 Painting 

 Sculpture 

 Architecture 


Part IV-The Masters of the Renaissance 

 Giuseppe Arcimboldo 

 Hieronymus Bosch 

 Sandro Botticelli 

 Donato Bramante 

 Fillipo Brunelleschi 

 Pieter Bruegel the Elder 

 Antonio da Correggio 

 Donatello 

 Albrecht D¸rer 

 Jean Fouquet 

 Giorgione 

 Matthias Gr¸newald 

 Hans Holbein the Younger 

 Leonardo da Vinci 

 Andrea Mantegna 

 Michelangelo Buonarroti 

 Raphael Sanzio 

 Titian 


Part V- Conclusions 

 The Baroque and Beyond 

 The Future of Art 


 Glossary 

 

Index of Illustrations