Frederick Hartt's unrivaled classic is a dazzling journey through four centuries of Italian Renaissance painting,
sculpture, and architecture. Its sumptuous color illustrations, fine writing, and in-depth scholarship bring into
focus all the elements of this extraordinarily creative period and the remarkable personalities who gave it life.
Highlights of this Fifth Edition include:
a striking new design with more than half the artworks illustrated in full color
new views of frescoes and sculptures photographed in their original locations that offer a dynamic insight
into the way the art was originally experienced
fresh views of great works of art that have been restored since the last edition
extended captions that identify Renaissance patrons and provide details about historical context, emphasizing
how the art was created and why
Table of Contents
I. THE LATE MIDDLE AGES.
1. Italy and Italian Art.
2. Duecento Art in Tuscany and Rome.
3. Florentine Art of the Early Trecento.
4. Sienese Art of the Early Trecento.
5. Later Gothic Art in Tuscany and Northern Italy.
II. THE QUATTROCENTO.
6. The Beginnings of Renaissance Architecture.
7. Gothic and Renaissance in Tuscan Sculpture.
8. Gothic and Renaissance in Florentine Painting.
9. The Heritage of Masaccio and the Second Renaissance Style.
10. The Second Renaissance Style in Architecture and Sculpture.
11. Absolute and Perfect Painting: The Second Renaissance Style.
12. Crisis and Crosscurrents.
13. Science, Poetry, and Prose.
14. The Renaissance in Central Italy.
15. Gothic and Renaissance in Venice and Northern Italy.
III. THE CINQUECENTO.
16. The High Renaissance in Florence.
17. The High Renaissance in Rome.
18. High Renaissance and Mannerism.
19. High and Late Renaissance in Venice and on the Mainland.
20. Michelangelo and the Maniera
