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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788926603321

Autore

Pater Walter

Titolo

The Renaissance [[electronic resource] ] : Studies of Art and Poetry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Auckland, : The Floating Press, 2010

ISBN

1-77651-403-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

700.94

Soggetti

Renaissance -- Italy

Renaissance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Title; Contents; Preface; Two Early French Stories; Pico Della Mirandola; Sandro Botticelli; Luca Della Robbia; The Poetry of Michelangelo; Leonardo Da Vinci; The School of Giorgione; Joachim Du Bellay; Winckelmann; Conclusion; Endnotes

Sommario/riassunto

The era now referred to as the Renaissance represented an unparalleled blossoming of art and culture. Take a tour of the period through the imagination of Walter Pater, one of England''s most renowned art historians and critics. In this volume, Pater turns his attention to a series of Renaissance masterpieces in visual art and literature. An informative and engaging read for fans of early modern art and culture.