Bibliograph

The art of Florence, by Glenn Andres, John M. Hunisak, A. Richard Turner ; principal photography by Takashi Okamura

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Label

The art of Florence, by Glenn Andres, John M. Hunisak, A. Richard Turner ; principal photography by Takashi Okamura

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (v. 2, pages 1281-1288) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The art of Florence

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

9393876

Responsibility statement

by Glenn Andres, John M. Hunisak, A. Richard Turner ; principal photography by Takashi Okamura

Summary

"Since the radiant years of the Renaissance, the city of Florence has come to represent the greatest triumph of the Western cultural tradition. Here, hundreds of the most splendidly talented artists in history lived and worked, and collaborated in the creation of the great urban museum we know as Florence. "The Art of Florence" analyzes the history of Florentine art in terms of the distinctly Florentine and Tuscan influences that shaped it, linking the city's architecture, sculpture, and painting to the rich social fabric and the dramatic political life of the city. Woven into this history is a visual documentation of Florence's treasures."--Amazon

Table Of Contents

v. 1. -- Prelude to greatness (59 B.C.-A.D. 1200) -- Civic pride and prosperity (1200-1340) -- An end of crisis (1340-1400) -- Images of a free republic (the early fifteenth century) -- The era of Cosimo De'Medici (1430-69). v. 2 -- Lorenzo Il Magnifico (1469-92) -- The end of the Republic (1492-1530) -- The Medicean Principate (1530-1600)

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