Konsthistoria / konst- & designstilar ca 1400 – ca 1600

Saint Marks invokes and pluralizes the figure of Mark in order to explore relations between painting and writing. Emphasizing that the saint is not a singular biographical …

Michaelangelo: Selected Readings is the long-awaited condensation of the five volume English article collection of Michaelangelo's life. Selections include: Life and Early Works; …

An in-depth and unified exploration of genius in the arts and sciences through the life and works of five seminal intellectual and cultural figures: Leonardo da Vinci, William …

Interest in creating emblematic devices, fashionable during the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, did not disappear in England with the demise of the tournament and the …

The interplay between nature, science, and art in antiquity and the early modern period differs significantly from late modern expectations. In this book scholars from ancient …

Pius VI was the last great papal patron of the arts in the Renaissance and Baroque tradition. This book presents the first synthetic study of his artistic patronage and policies in …

Painting has long dominated discussions of Netherlandish art. Yet in the sixteenth century sculpture was held in considerably higher regard than painting, especially in foreign …

An excellent, detailed and illustrated biography of Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez, 1599-1660, whose artworks adorn the museums and palaces worldwide. "e;Diego Rodriguez …

Der Band eröffnet einen neuen Zugang zur Paragone-Debatte der Frühen Neuzeit im Sinne eines produktiven Mitstreitens. Dies betrifft im Speziellen die Rolle zwischen Malerei und …

Renaissance art history is traditionally identified with Italian centers of production, and Florence in particular. Instead, this book explores the dynamic interchange between …