Renaissance Art

by Victoria Charles

The Renaissance began at the end of the 14th century in Italy and by the second half of the 16th century has extended across the whole of Europe. The rediscovery of the splendour of ancient Greece and Rome marked the beginning of the rebirth of the arts following the break-down of the dogmatic certitude of the Middle Ages. A number of artists began to innovate in the domains of painting, as well as sculpture and architecture. Depicting the ideal and the actual, the sacred and the profane, the movement provided a frame of reference which influenced European art over the next four centuries.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, History

199 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2007

About the author

Victoria Charles received her PhD in history of art. She has published extensively on the subject and has regularly contributed to Art Information, an international guide to contemporary art.

Frequently writing articles for specialised journals and magazines, Victoria Charles recently contributed to a collective work, World History of Art.

Reviews

[Castles · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice little book which is a short introduction in really broad brush strokes to the renaissance. Not bad for people who just start to learn it, but it would break something new for the more advanced readers of the subject.

[bimri · Rating 3 out of 5]

From frescoes, cathedrals' and churches' pillars to roofs and walls; to architectures and paintings - the greats of renaissance era dominated it all from inspirations of old Greece and Rome. The high renaissance period is when Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo dominated the scene. With Leonardo stepping up his game with knowledge of the natural sciences to give him an edge that made him a centerpiece of the entire movement.

[beano :3 · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.75⭐