The Art of the Renaissance

by Lucia Corrain

Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries was a period of unsurpassed splendor in the history of art. this extraordinary era saw the revival of interest in classical culture and philosophical attitudes, as well as new technical advances in oil painting, architecture and sculpture. It was the age of great artistic geniuses such as Masaccio, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Van Eyck, Durer and Titian. This book takes the reader on a fascinating journey through Europe in the age of the Renaissance, from Italian courts, Flemish tapestry workshops and German printworks to English universities, French castles and Spanish ports.

Genres: Childrens

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 15, 1990

About the author

A specialist in modern and contemporary art, Prof. Lucia Corrain is particularly interested in the language of figurative arts, especially painting. In her studies ranging from ancient to contemporary art, she has investigated how a work of art communicates, how it engages the spectator, and what kinds of emotions it provokes in the viewer. She is on the scientific board of the journal Visibile, and has served as the secretary of the International Association of Visual Studies. Prof. Corrain’s scholarly articles have appeared in numerous Italian and international journals (such as Versus, Visio, Visible, etc.); she has also published the monograph Semiotica dell’invisibile. Quadri a lume di notte and edited the volume Semiotiche della pittura. At E.C.Co, Lucia Corrain offers the course “Italian Contemporary Art: 1860-2000”. She also teaches “Semiotics of Art” at DAMS and the Faculty of Communication, and “Semiotics of the Visible” for the laurea magistrale degree in Visual Arts and Semiotics. Prof. Corrain currently directs the undergraduate program in Visual Arts at the University of Bologna.

Reviews

[Lynnette · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very informative. Lots of words on the page so probably for older kids. Some nude pictures to watch out for.