Renaissance Art: A Topical Dictionary

by Irene Earls

Overview

This dictionary is a quick and useful reference source for identifying and understanding the Renaissance art of Italy and northern Europe. Arranged in alphabetical sequence, the more than eight hundred entries provide basic information about topics that were common subjects in painting, sculpture, and decorative arts of the period. Additionally, entries on characteristic schools, techniques, media, and other terminology have been included as background information as well as to provide an art history vocabulary necessary for comprehending or clarifying certain topics. Supplemental information on various related topics is cross-referenced for easy access, and the reader is provided with an even more complete location of topics and other entries with see references and a subject index. As an aid to further study, a list of northern and Italian Renaissance artists, which includes life dates and nationalities, has been included. A bibliography is also provided for further reference.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313246586
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/13/1987
Pages:	366
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

IRENE EARLS teaches advanced placement art history to academically gifted high school students.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Dictionary
Appendix: List of Artists
Bibliography
Index