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In this absorbing illustrated history, Loren Partridge takes the reader on an insightful tour of Renaissance Florence and sheds new light on its celebrated art and culture by examining the city's great architectural and artistic achievements in their political, intellectual, and religious contexts. This essential and accessible text, the only up-to-date volume on Renaissance Florence currently available, incorporates insights from recent scholarship, including gender studies, while emphasizing the artists' social status, rivalries, and innovations. The result is a multilevel exploration of how the celebrated Florentine culture formally registers in specific works of art or architecture and how these works interactively informed and often shaped the culture.Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-139780520257740
eBay Product ID (ePID)88394705
Product Key Features
Book TitleArt of Renaissance Florence, 1400-1600
AuthorLoren Partridge
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
Number of Pages256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height254mm
Item Width203mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorLoren Partridge
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States