Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Essays Essays Jean-Luc Nancy The title essay here is both a contribution to Nancy's project of a 'deconstruction of Christianity' and an exemplum of his writings on art. In analysing the 'Noli me tangere' trope in art, he looks … OL111170W
Bazaar to piazza Bazaar to piazza Rosamond E. Mack "The Mediterranean trade in luxury goods from the East made a strong and lasting impression on Italian artistic taste and production during the early Renaissance. This illustrated book describes and … OL11617158W
Studies in iconology Studies in iconology Erwin Panofsky Themes and concepts of Renaissance art are analysed and related to both classical and medieval tendencies. OL1174512W
Leonardo and central Italian art, 1515-1550 Leonardo and central Italian art, 1515-1550 Kathleen Weil Garris Posner xi, 91 p., [16] leaves of plates : 29 cm OL13361338W
Capturing the sublime Capturing the sublime Suzanne Folds McCullagh "This handsome volume brings together an impressive array of scholars, who analyze an outstanding private collection of 175 Old Master drawings that date from the 16th through the 18th century. The c… OL16361937W
Renaissance and Baroque Renaissance and Baroque Fred S. Kleiner,Helen Gardner **Book D** of [Gardner's Art Through the Ages](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3002703W/Art_Through_the_Ages). OL16584968W
The A to Z of Renaissance Art The A to Z of Renaissance Art Lilian H. Zirpolo The A to Z of Renaissance Art covers the years 1250 to 1648,the period most disciplines place as the Renaissance Era. A completeportrait of this remarkable period is depicted in this book through ach… OL16978053W
Renaissance Art Renaissance Art Tom Nichols The 15th century saw the evolution of a distinct and powerfully influential European culture. But what does the familiar phrase “Renaissance Art” actually describe? Through engaging discussion of tim… OL17315868W
Art and love in renaissance Italy Art and love in renaissance Italy Andrea Bayer "Many famous artworks of the Italian Renaissance were made to celebrate love, marriage, and family. They were the pinnacles of a tradition, dating from early in the era, of commemorating betrothals, … OL18550302W
The Sistine secrets The Sistine secrets Roy Doliner,Benjamin Blech Five hundred years ago Michelangelo began work on a painting that became one of the most famous pieces of art in the world-the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Every year millions of people come to see Michel… OL1950532W
The key to Renaissance art The key to Renaissance art José Fernández Arenas Describes the history and main characteristics of Renaissance art and examines numerous examples of the painting, architecture, and sculpture of the period. OL2412659W
Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel Andrew Graham-Dixon "This book is a retelling of the story of the Sistine Chapel for modern times, and an essential companion to one of the artistic wonders of the world."--Jacket. OL2535482W
Renaissance Art Renaissance Art Geraldine A. Johnson Botticelli, Holbein, Lenardo, Durer, Michaelangelo, who were these artists, why did they produce such memorable works, and how did the original beholders of Renaissance art view them? using vivid exa… OL2567110W
Renaissance Rivals Renaissance Rivals Rona Goffen "For the great Renaissance masters, the creation of art was not only an intellectual or aesthetic exercise. It was a contest. The artists of sixteenth-century Italy knew each other's work, knew each … OL2640043W
The Renaissance, Studies in Art and Poetry The Renaissance, Studies in Art and Poetry Walter Pater Walter Pater’s Studies in the History of the Renaissance was one of the most talked about books in nineteenth-century Britain, and it remains a work of unusual importance to anyone interested in art … OL43676W
Pictorial archive of decorative Renaissance woodcuts Pictorial archive of decorative Renaissance woodcuts Jost Amman "A little book of art, wherein are included, besides the representations of many clergymen and secular persons of high and low rank, as well as those of the Turkish Emperors and their chief men, all … OL4923895W
The delight of art The delight of art David Cast "A study based on the text, the Lives of the Artists, by Giorgio Vasari. Discusses how the visual arts in the Renaissance were an occasion for delight or pleasure. Argues that such an attention was e… OL6336213W
The social history of art The social history of art Arnold Hauser First published in 1951 as Socialgeschichte der Kunst und Literatur, Arnold Hauser's comprehensive work explores the interaction between art and society. Through the detailing of social and historica… OL7124260W