The Renaissance Artist at Work : From Pisano to Titian / Bruce Cole

Identifier:REF.BC.0025

Dimensions:viii, 216 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Copyright dates:1983

Library of Congress Subject Headings:Renaissance

Description:"This book gives the necessary background for the study and appreciation of Italian painting and sculpture from about 1250 to 1550. It tells how the artists learned their craft, the organization of their workshops and the guilds they belonged to; how their customers or patrons treated them and where their work was displayed -- churches, civic buildings or private homes. The book discusses how art was made -- tempera, oil, panel, canvas, fresco; it surveys the characteristic types of Renaissance art -- altarpieces, portraits, tombs, busts, doors, fountains, medals, etc. With 110 illustrations integrated with the text, notes and bibliographic references, index." - back matter Topics covered include the social world of the artist, artistic training, Renaissance art (function, location, and patronage), the materials of Renaissance art, and the types of Renaissance art.