HISTORY OF ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART Painting, Sculpture, Architecture

USA: Prentice Hall / Abrams, 1975. (USA) 3rd printing 1974; the book orig5nally appeared in 1969. This printing incorporates revisions and corrections. No markings, Very Good in Very Good dust jacket which has been laminated in clear film and taped to covers of the book. Cloth, 636pp, index, over 800 illus mostly in B&W augmented with colour plates. Hartt was the Chairman of Art Hisstory at the University of Virginia. He was also involved with cataloging and repatriating art work looted and stolen by the Third Reich during World War II Regarded as one of the most comprehensive and richly detailed chronologies of painting, sculpture, and architecture in Italy from c. 1200 AD to c. 1594 AD, this text focuses on the works of art, their creators, and the circumstances affecting their creation. This revision is designed to provide students with a more streamlined approach to understanding Italian Renaissance art without losing the enthusiasm and appreciation that Hartt demonstrated for this area and which earlier editions of this book conveyed so successfully to generations of students. The text is organized first of all chronologically, with individual chapters dedicated to developments in different areas or cities, such as Florence, Tuscany, Rome, Venice, and North Italy. There is a strong emphasis on understanding the works of individual artists as examples of their specific approach and style. (6.2 JM HOQ 101/6. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.