The Italian Renaissance Altarpiece: Between Icon and Narrative (Ekserdjian David)(Pevná vazba)

The Italian Renaissance Altarpiece: Between Icon and Narrative (Ekserdjian David)(Pevná vazba)

This comprehensive study of the Italian Renaissance altarpiece examines the remarkable genre in detail, from its origins in the 13th century to the early

Raphael

A definitive overview of one of the most celebrated figures of the Italian RenaissanceAmong the great figures of the Italian Renaissance, Raphael (1483-1520) is unarguably the artist who has been most widely and consistently admired across the centuries. He had an extraordinary and perhaps

New History of Italian Renaissance Art (Campbell Stephen J.)(Pevná vazba)

A new edition of Campbell and Cole's acclaimed survey of Italian Renaissance art, updated to reflect the very latest scholarship and contemporary

Letters (Poliziano Angelo)(Pevná vazba)

Angelo Poliziano (1454-1494) was one of the great scholar-poets of the Italian Renaissance and the leading literary figure of the Age of Lorenzo de' Medici, il Magnifico. His correspondence gives us an intimate glimpse of the revival of classical literature from the pen of a man at the very center

Miscellanies (Poliziano Angelo)(Pevná vazba)

Angelo Poliziano (1454-1494) was one of the great scholar-poets of the Italian Renaissance and the leading literary figure of Florence in the age of Lorenzo de' Medici, 'il Magnifico.' The poet's Miscellanies, including a 'first century' published in 1489 and a 'second century' unfinished at his

Miscellanies (Poliziano Angelo)(Pevná vazba)

Angelo Poliziano (1454-1494) was one of the great scholar-poets of the Italian Renaissance and the leading literary figure of Florence in the age of Lorenzo de' Medici, 'il Magnifico.' The poet's Miscellanies, including a 'first century' published in 1489 and a 'second century' unfinished at his

Emulating Antiquity: Renaissance Buildings from Brunelleschi to Michelangelo (Hemsoll David)(Pevná vazba)

A revelatory account of the complex and evolving relationship of Renaissance architects to classical antiquity Focusing on the work of architects such as Brunelleschi, Bramante, Raphael, and Michelangelo, this extensively illustrated volume explores how the understanding of the antique changed over

Branca: A Spirited Italian Icon (Branca Di Romanico Niccolo)(Pevná vazba)

A richly illustrated history of the world-famous Italian distillery and the country's best-known liqueur, as seen through the brand's legendary poster art and creative advertising campaigns. Since its founding in 1845, the Fratelli Branca Distillerie company has maintained a solid foothold in both

Between the Golden lines (Instone David)(Pevná vazba)

Italian Renaissance Architecture - Marco Bussagli

The architecture of the Italian Renaissance, theorized by artists such as Filippo Brunelleschi and Leon Battista Alberti, influenced styles and trends of the following centuries throughout Europe and beyond. This volume offers a comprehensive compilation of Italian Renaissnace architecture--richly

Narrative Faith: Dostoevsky, Camus, and Singer (Stromberg David)(Pevná vazba)

Narrative Faith engages with the dynamics of doubt and faith to consider how literary works with complex structures explore different moral visions. The study describes a literary petite histoire that problematizes faith in two ways-both in the themes presented in the story, and the strategies used

Almarina (Parrella Valeria)(Pevná vazba)

An Italian novel in translation about the relationship between a teacher and a young Romanian girl serving time on Nisida, Naples juvenile detention

Donatello and the Dawn of Renaissance Art (Coonin A. Victor)(Pevná vazba)

The Italian sculptor known as Donatello helped to forge a new kind of art--one that came to define the Renaissance. His work was progressive, challenging, and even controversial. Using a variety of novel sculptural techniques and innovative interpretations, Donatello uniquely depicted themes

Italian Renaissance Courts: Art, Pleasure and Power (Cole Alison)(Pevná vazba)

In this fascinating study, Alison Cole explores the distinctive uses of art at the five great secular courts of Naples, Urbino, Ferrara, Mantua, and Milan. The princes who ruled these city-states, vying with each other and with the great European courts, relied on artistic patronage to promote

BY RAIL TO THE MUSIC HALLS - Recollections of the relationship between rail travel and trips to music halls and theatres across the country (Hindle David)(Pevná vazba)

History of the Florentine People (Bruni Leonardo)(Pevná vazba)

Leonardo Bruni (1370-1444), the leading civic humanist of the Italian Renaissance, served as apostolic secretary to four popes (1405-1414) and chancellor of Florence (1427-1444). He was famous in his day as a translator, orator, and historian, and was the best-selling author of the fifteenth

History of the Florentine People (Bruni Leonardo)(Pevná vazba)

Leonardo Bruni (1370-1444), the leading civic humanist of the Italian Renaissance, served as apostolic secretary to four popes (1405-1414) and chancellor of Florence (1427-1444). He was famous in his day as a translator, orator, and historian, and was the best-selling author of the fifteenth

The genres of Renaissance tragedy (Cadman Daniel)(Pevná vazba)

These twelve new essays show the variety and versatility of Renaissance tragedy and highlight the issues it explores. Each chapter defines a particular kind of Renaissance tragedy and offers new research on a particularly striking example. Collectively the essays offer a critical overview of

A Rothschild Renaissance: The Waddesdon Bequest (Thornton Dora)(Pevná vazba)

A beautiful and sumptuously illustrated book presenting the highlights of Renaissance court treasuresThis book presents and explores the Waddesdon Bequest, the name given to the Kunstkammer or cabinet collection of Renaissance treasures which was bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand

Raphael and the Madonna (Koja Stephan)(Pevná vazba)

The Virgin Mary features in more Renaissance paintings than any other subject, yet Raphael's Sistine Madonna towers over them all in artistic and theological significance. A groundbreaking accomplishment, Raphael's Madonna breaks through clouds, flanked by saints, while two famously wistful

Still Life Before Still Life (Ekserdjian David)(Pevná vazba)

A beautiful book that argues artists were fascinated by still life painting considerably earlier than previously thought This eloquent and generously illustrated book asserts that artists were fascinated by and extremely skilled at still life significantly earlier than previously thought. Instead

Drawing in Tintoretto's Venice (Marciari John)(Pevná vazba)

Jacopo Tintoretto (1518-1594) was among the most distinctive artists of the Italian Renaissance. Yet, although his bold paintings are immediately recognizable, his drawings remain unfamiliar even to many scholars. Drawing in Tintoretto's Venice offers a complete overview of Tintoretto as a

Myers' Psychology for the Ap(r) Course (Myers David G.)(Pevná vazba)

Integrating personal stories into their witty and humorous narrative, the authors of Myers' Psychology for the AP(R) Course get you interested in psychology as you prepare to take the AP(R)

Wit's Treasury: Renaissance England and the Classics (Orgel Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

As England entered the Renaissance and as humanism, with its focus on classical literature and philosophy, informed the educational system, English intellectuals engaged in a concerted effort to remake the culture, language, manners--indeed, the whole national style--through adapting the classics