Making Renaissance art Volume 1 / edited by Kim W. Woods

Woods, Kim

ISBN 10: 030012189X / ISBN 13: 9780300121896

Published by New Have; London: Yale University Press in association with the Open University, 2006

About this Item

Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 314 pages: colour illustrations; 29 cm. Subjects: Art, Renaissance. Art patronage Europe History.International trade Europe History. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making Renaissance art Volume 1 / edited by Kim W. Woods
• Publisher: New Have; London: Yale University Press in association with the Open University
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 030012189X
• ISBN 13: 9780300121896
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis

This book explores key themes in the making of Renaissance painting, sculpture, architecture, and prints: the use of specific techniques and materials, theory and practice, change and continuity in artistic procedures, conventions and values. It also reconsiders the importance of mathematical perspective, the assimilation of the antique revival, and the illusion of life.
Embracing the full significance of Renaissance art requires understanding how it was made. As manifestations of technical expertise and tradition as much as innovation, artworks of this period reveal highly complex creative processes―allowing us an inside view on the vexed issue of the notion of a renaissance.

About the Author

Kim W. Woods is lecturer, Art History Department, The Open University.