The pervasive influence of religion during the Middle Ages belittled the individual, the value of human life and expression. Fifteenth century Italy was "the place where the notion of the individual was born," in the words of Jacob Burkhardt. Faces in particular, those mirrors of the soul, were depicted more realistically in part as a result of the perfecting of new techniques such as oil painting. This opulent collection includes masterpieces by Van Eyck, Tintoretto, Memling, Holbein, Leonardo, Botticelli, Cranach, Durer, ...
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The pervasive influence of religion during the Middle Ages belittled the individual, the value of human life and expression. Fifteenth century Italy was "the place where the notion of the individual was born," in the words of Jacob Burkhardt. Faces in particular, those mirrors of the soul, were depicted more realistically in part as a result of the perfecting of new techniques such as oil painting. This opulent collection includes masterpieces by Van Eyck, Tintoretto, Memling, Holbein, Leonardo, Botticelli, Cranach, Durer, El Greco, Piero della Francesca, Raphael among more than 100 artists represented. Text in English, German, French and Dutch. Cover image is Portrait of Bia de' Medici by Agnolo Bronzino, 1542.
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Add this copy of Renaissance Portraits to cart. $112.48, good condition, Sold by Hay-on-Wye Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2013 by Scala Books.
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Good. Light scuffs & scratches to the jacket, wear to the edges. The edges of the hardcover are very scuffed. Faint marks/foxing to the textblock edge. Content is in very good, clean condition/like new. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 306 p. Contains: Unspecified.
