For introductory college-level courses in art history that include a survey of Italian Renaissance art. It may also appeal to the general reader interested in art history, especially the Renaissance. This text combines a discussion of history and art as it focuses on the smaller courts of Mantua, Ferrara, Naples, and Urbino that produced an extraordinary amount of great art. The book presents the work created there as the culmination of the desire of princes and dukes wishing to show the world their magnificence as rulers and their virtue as leaders of culture.

The 'art of Italian Renaissance Courts

COLE, Alison

Arts & Photography

Pearson College Div

Art of the Italian Renaissance Courts

History & Criticism

Discontinued 3PD

The series is produced by Calmann and King, Ltd., London, and co-published in the US by Prentice-Hall and Abrams; its volumes are a great value. Here, the author, an independent scholar living in London, provides a lively account of Italian Renaissance art and culture, which is complemented by numerous, nicely reproduced color illustrations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Virtue and Magnificence: Art of the Italian Renaissance Courts (Perspectives)

PRENTICE/HALL

For introductory college-level courses in art history that include a survey of Italian Renaissance art. It may also appeal to the general reader interested in art history, especially the Renaissance.This text combines a discussion of history and art as it focuses on the smaller courts of Mantua, Ferrara, Naples, and Urbino that produced an extraordinary amount of great art. The book presents the work created there as the culmination of the desire of princes and dukes wishing to show the world their magnificence as rulers and their virtue as leaders of culture.

Art of the Italian Renaissance Courts (Everyman Art Library)

Weidenfeld&Nicolson

Provides background information on major works of Renaissance art, the artists who produced them, and the times in which they were created.

Eyewitness: Renaissance

DK Children

Looks at the history of perspective, shows how it is used to give depth to art, and discusses atmospheric perspective, anamorphic images, and perspective illusion.

Eyewitness DK: Perspective: Discover the theory and techniques of perspective, from the Renaissance to Pop Art

Children's Books

Arts, Music & Photography

RENAISSANCE (DK Eyewitness Books)

Discover the art of the Northern and Italian Renaissance, from the 14th to the 16th centuries. An informative guide, with color reproductions of paintings, sculpture, and sketches, to the art of the Renaissance era.

History

Perspective (Dk Eyewitness Books)

DK Pub.

Discover the art of the Northern and Italian Renaissance, from the 14th to the 16th century. 
Here is a beautiful, thought-provoking and highly informative guide to understanding the Renaissance. Superb color reproductions of paintings, sculptures and sketches, clear artworks and authoritative text from an established art historian offer a fresh "eyewitness" insight into appreciation of the momentous and influential art of the Renaissance era.

Eyewitness: Renaissance (Eyewitness Books)

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The 'art of Italian Renaissance Courts

Art of the Italian Renaissance Courts

Virtue and Magnificence: Art of the Italian Renaissance Courts (Perspectives)

Art of the Italian Renaissance Courts (Everyman Art Library)

Eyewitness: Renaissance

Eyewitness DK: Perspective: Discover the theory and techniques of perspective, from the Renaissance to Pop Art

RENAISSANCE (DK Eyewitness Books)

Perspective (Dk Eyewitness Books)

RENAISSANCE (DK Eyewitness Books)

Eyewitness: Renaissance (Eyewitness Books)