Renaissance art books

""Examines the most extensively illustrated codex of the Vitae patrum, The Lives of the Desert Fathers, to show...  Read More >>

In 1742, when the legendary dome atop St. Peter’s Basilica—designed by Michelangelo—cracks and threatens to collapse,...  Read More >>

This text presents a contribution to political thought, culminating in the description of the ""utopians"". These...  Read More >>

""Examines a selection of artworks featuring pearls and pearl fishing scenes that demonstrate the interplay between...  Read More >>

The theme of the book is the interpretation of Italian Renaissance art by French artists as of the final decades...  Read More >>

This volume explores the images of Alexander the Great during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, how they came...  Read More >>

This text presents a contribution to political thought, culminating in the description of the ""utopians"". These...  Read More >>

Redreaming the Renaissance seeks to remedy the dearth of conversations between scholars of history and literary...  Read More >>

Redreaming the Renaissance seeks to remedy the dearth of conversations between scholars of history and literary...  Read More >>

For the first time, National Museums Scotland’s important collection of Renaissance jewellery from Scotland is considered...  Read More >>

Offering new scholarship, this illustrated monograph is a fascinating look into the life and work of the Renaissance...  Read More >>

For the first time, National Museums Scotland’s important collection of Renaissance jewellery from Scotland is considered...  Read More >>

This volume, based on an online exhibition, takes an archaeological and art-historical perspective to delve into...  Read More >>

Illustrations in the now little-known genres of cosmographies and physiognomies coached early modern readers to...  Read More >>

As I sketched, I often thought of George Santayana’s words: “Great weathered works of architecture become part of...  Read More >>

This collection of essays traces the development of this 'Idea of Jerusalem' from the Divine Comedy and medieval...  Read More >>

What does a flying bull with a half moon on its belly in Filippino Lippi's 1502 painting, the Adoration of the Golden...  Read More >>

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A ""brisk and entertaining"" (Wall Street Journal) journey into the mystery behind why the forbidden fruit became...  Read More >>

An original and compelling history of the northern European medieval renaissance in art, science and philosophy,...  Read More >>

A new approach to the visual arts in the work of John Donne  Read More >>

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""This fresh and engaging, illustrated history of art explains the fundamentals every art lover needs while presenting...  Read More >>

Few know that Michelangelo lived to be a robust 89 years old. He spanned 13 popes; he worked for 7 of them, and...  Read More >>

In 2023, the Museo di San Francesco in Greve in Chianti (Florence) has dedicated an exhibition to the so-called...  Read More >>