Florence (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521851626)

This volume examines works of art in a variety of media produced in Florence during the period from 1300 to 1600. Chronologically organized, each chapter examines works of art and architecture within the context of the major political, social, economic, and cultural events of the period. Patterns of patronage, both secular and religious, that accompanied changes in political authority as power shifted from Republican regimes to rule by the Medici family and back are also assessed. The volume follows the movements and trends that were initiated by Florentine artists beginning with Giotto in the fourteenth century; then followed a century later by Masaccio, Donatello, Brunelleschi, and Michelangelo; and finally the achievements of sixteenth-century artists such as Cellini, Bronzino, and Vasari. The book is lavishly illustrated in both black and white and color.

Author: Francis Ames-Lewis
ISBN-10: 0521851629
ISBN-13: 9780521851626
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/14/2011
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 4.15lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.70w x 1.40d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2012