Art & Life in Renaissance Venice (Trade Version) - Softcover

Brown, Patricia Fortini

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0810927470 ISBN 13: 9780810927476

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1997

Synopsis

 For courses in Renaissance Art.

Through close examination of Renaissance paintings, drawings, book illustrations, and other art works, Patricia Fortini Brown brings fourteenth and fifteenth century Venice alive. She explores the role of the guilds and the nobility, the unique island setting, the environment of the church and the private home, the political rivalries with other states, the taste for symbols and metaphors, the myriad qualities that made Venice distinct and its art unique. Carefully interweaving art-historical analysis of individual works (both famous and little-known) with rich contextual discussions, she reveals a culture of high beauty, artifice, and craftsmanship.

About this title

Synopsis:

Graced by a Veronese cover illustration, this lavishly illustrated, concise volume explores the contributions of the Venetians to the art of public life and the roles of private worlds. Includes a Renaissance chronology. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0810927470
• ISBN 13: 9780810927476
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176