Italian Renaissance Art Christiane L Joostgaugier by Christiane L. Joost-gaugier 9781118306116, 9781118306079, 1118306112, 1118306074 instant download after payment.

A smart, elegant, and jargon-free analysis of the Italian Renaissance – what it was, what it means, and why we should study it 

Provides a sustained discussion of many great works of Renaissance art that will significantly enhance readers’ understanding of the period 

Focuses on Renaissance art and architecture as it developed throughout the Italian peninsula, from Venice to Sicily 

Situates the Italian Renaissance in the wider context of the history of art 

Includes detailed interpretation of works by a host of pivotal Renaissance artists, both well and lesser known

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“Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers/faculty.” (Choice, 1 November 2013)

“I highly recommend the very important and fascinating book Italian Renaissance Art: Understanding its Meaning by Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier, to any historians, art critics, art history and Renaissance history students and academics, and to anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the real meaning and currents that were present in Renaissance Italy. This book will transform how you view the art and the artists of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in Italy, and guide you toward thinking of the Renaissance as an important idea and not as a time period.” (Blog Business World, 13 April 2013)

“I highly recommend the very important and fascinating book Italian Renaissance Art: Understanding its Meaning by Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier, to any historians, art critics, art history and Renaissance history students and academics, and to anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the real meaning and currents that were present in Renaissance Italy. This book will transform how you view the a